2 ICE-3M sets (406.008 and 406.005), seen running trials on the Lille-Calais HSL.

This HSL has become a privileged place to test various high-speed trains: ETR-500, KTX, AGV (Elisa), TGV POS, Tilting TGV (P-01), Tilting RTG (Axis) and Regional Eurostars of GNER.

Hondeghem.

25th September 2003.

Photo by Nicolas Deldycke (nicos67598@hotmail.com) (Acknowledgements).

Posting and comment by P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)