What's the temperature in TGVs?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 27 Jul, 2023
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Firstly : Be grateful you cant open the windows at those speeds. The wind could really mess your hair….remove teeth…
Here is an article ( in French )
You can drop the link in to Google Translate and also discover why its quicker to learn a language than wait for Google to come up with a reliable translation engine.
Yes they ALL have aircon from super-sunny-hot South through the frigid High-Alps to the wet and clammy North. The conductor can change the settings. He/she may deny this because keeping a trainload of people happy is not a task for the timid.
Approximately,and given the similarities (and that nowadays there’s a barcelona-paris direct trip) , i’ll base my response on the AVE, spanish TGV :
During summer, the temperature is set between 18 and 22ºC depending on the temperature outside ( the higher outside, the lower) , counting that a lot of people generate a lot of temperature and that human odour is less noticeable on cold air, and during winter, it’s set between 20 and 25ºC. Atleast on the spanish trains tho, there’s a display that constantly shows current weather, next stop, current outside temperature, current inside temperature, etc…
but yes, in general, and for the average person, it’s cold. it’s meant to be cold because it’s better to keep people not sweating too much in a closed , plane-sized cabin without showers, for long streaks of time.
that black thing above the door is the data screen:
There is no official temperature setting for TGV trains because this setting is accessible to the conductors which set it to whatever value they find reasonable before the start of the trip. Now, since those guys have to wear full suit uniforms, the temperature that is comfortable for them does not necessarily correspond to the value comfortable for passengers, especially in summer when everyone is wearing T-shirts.
Personally I find this temperature comfortable, but if you know you feel cold before other people do, take extra clothes on the trip.
From what I can understand from the TGV FAQ, the temperature tend to be on the colder side.
Morning trains will be colder or hotter (depending on the season) inn the morning as the heater and AC are turned off when the trains are not in use.
http://questions.sncf.com/questions/792206-climatisation-reglee-temperature-basse-tgv
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I could not find any official information on how exactly the air conditioning is set (standard temperature? change with the season?) but many people complain that it is too cold (e.g. on the SNCF forum). It’s all very subjective but personally I find it OK. However, it is indeed usually on the colder side, even when the weather is good. I would therefore recommend having a sweater on hand, just in case.
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