Thought this might warrant a thread as all their own French discussions are in their own language. What experiences have you had with the rail system outside of TGVs in France?
I’ve personally travelled on the line from Paris to Limoges (trains run to/from Brive) and didn’t find it amazing. It was something called a Corail Teoz which did 160km/h so it was better than comparable Australian services, but that’s not saying a lot. The timetable was very confusing to understand with all the local TERs thrown it and confusion about which trains run on what days of the week.
The Austerlitz terminus in Paris was pretty ordinary too I thought. Didn’t have the beggars of Gare du Nord but not a very impressive station.
Does anybody know if there are any plans to upgrade that line at all?