They should take offense at the misuse of a metric symbol in Imperial. May I
suggest the use of "mi" for miles, as used in the US, and mi/h. In the UK, I
have always panicked at "Exit 2 m" signs for a moment before I remember the
misuse.
On Monday, September 20, 2021, 11:25:45 AM EDT, Michael Payne
<[email protected]> wrote:
I believe I have managed to change the editorial policy of an English language
newspaper in France, they originally used kph for kilometres per hour. I have
complained in numerous letters with links, telling them the SI has symbols and
not abbreviations and what they were saying was thousands per hour. This was
not an overnight success, I think I first wrote in 2014, about 7 years ago and
probably found a receptive ear from someone who changed the editorial policy or
style manual of the newspaper.
However, I notice in today's paper, the speed is also given in m/h which I
would take as metres per hours. Wink Wink! It’s common in the UK for m to mean
miles in many publications, despite the fact most people use metres for short
distances.
Mike Payne
Full story:
President Emmanuel Macron was at Paris’ Gare de Lyon on Friday (September 17)
to celebrate the 40th anniversary of France’s trains à grande vitesse (TGV) and
unveil a model of the “TGV of the future.”
Bienvenue au TGV du futur : le « TGV M » ! Déployé en France à partir de 2023,
il sera plus accessible, plus connecté et plus écologique.
pic.twitter.com/pFGR9NAZbb
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 17, 2021
Around 12 TGV Ms are expected to enter common circulation in early 2024,
initially serving the southeast of France, and manufacturer Alstom will
continue to supply them until 2031.
Previously, new TGV models have been marketed based on the speeds that they can
reach. However, in the TGV M Alstom sought to create an “innovative and
efficient” train with a smaller carbon footprint.
The new train — of which SNCF ordered 100 in 2018 at a cost of €2.7billion —
will use 20% less energy than the existing model, while maintaining its top
speed of 320km/h (199m/h).
It will also be able to carry 20% more passengers — 740 as compared to the
current maximum of 600 — and be more adaptable, bringing with it the
possibility of adjusting the number of carriages, switching first class to
second class and reconfiguring the interior of each car.
Mesdames messieurs welcome à bord du TGV M : une mousse qui reproduit la tenue
des ressort d'un matelas#40ansTGV pic.twitter.com/8LQ5p99oHy
— Philippe Peray ® (@Philippe_Peray) September 17, 2021
The new model will be 97% recyclable, while generations in use today are 90%
recyclable.
SNCF estimates that the TGV M’s design will bring its maintenance costs down by
30%.
In April, Mr Macron’s government pledged €6.5billion to enhance France’s high
speed rail offering and encourage train use to reduce emissions.
This sum will contribute towards the development of TGV services from
Bordeaux-Toulouse, Nice-Marseille and Montpellier-Béziers, with an extension to
Perpignan.
Nous avons dévoilé aujourd'hui avec @AlstomFrance le "nez" du #TGVM, qui
s'inscrit pleinement dans les engagements environnementaux du programme
#PlanèteVoyages. En attendant les premières circulations prévues en 2024, 6
choses à savoir sur ce nouveau train pic.twitter.com/CMdjH6bfiE
— SNCF (@SNCF) May 26, 2021
Mr Macron has also announced the elimination of two taxes totalling
approximately €200million per year, which normally apply to TGVs and help to
finance Intercités trains.
“This decade will be about innovation for the TGV,” said Mr Macron at the Gare
de Lyon, where he was joined by Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and Transport
Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
In the future, Alstom hopes that its “innovative” TGV M will run in other
European countries, following the example of services such as SNCF’s Ouigo TGV,
which launched a Madrid-Barcelona line in May.
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