Christophe Masse reports:
04.06.2024 heralded the return of Belgian locomotive-hauled trains to Paris Gare du Nord, 28 years after introducing TGV and Thalys. On 24.07.2024, for the Olympic Games, SNCB will launch two daily round trips between Brussels-Midi and Paris-Nord using i11 passenger coaches class HLE 18 electrics. Today was a dry run with all the Belgian and French staff and all the teams who worked on this ‘Magritte’ project. In 2025, this train will become an Ouigo Train Classique service.



Update 06.06.2024:
Gwenaël Piérart has nice shots too:


