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French Trains Are Being Turned Into Moving Art Museums

Instead of encouraging people to visit their world-famous landmarks, France’s national state-owned rail service SNCF has come up with a fantastic idea. They’ve decided to bring these landmarks to you, and you can enjoy them at your leisure during your morning commute to work.

Working in collaboration with American manufacturing company 3M and ADKEYS, the SNCF has been giving trains a series of artistic makeovers. They cover the interiors with graphic film that contains various famous works of art for passengers to peruse. Designs include flowers and furnishings from the Palace of Versailles, impressionist art from the Musée d’Orsay and images from Cinéma Gaumont, the oldest film company in the world.

Not only has the series, titled Art In Transit, helped to make life more interesting for passengers; it’s also apparently helped to deter vandals from damaging the trains. Good job France! We like your ‘train’ of thought (sorry).

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Arty 8 years ago

But not today, today is strike day (true story)....

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Léon AC 8 years ago

It's my every morning train, between close suburbs and Paris :)

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Kajsa Brookes 8 years ago

Omg cool

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Glynis Lailann 8 years ago

Hopefully these trains will inspire people to visit the real thing.

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Vincent Jay 8 years ago

Here in the U.S., our light rail is ..... um ..... "decorated" ......... by ........ uh ...... inner-city "urban artists." Our trains don't look like these French trains.

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Caroline Mushu 8 years ago

Well.... I've never seen it... It must be only one train somewhere in France... Looks like a RER in Paris. But unfortunately, such train will not stay as clean as it is on the picture long... :(

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Anne Silvestre de Sacy 8 years ago

It's in the RER C and I've been in the one's which has the Palace of Versailles. It's georgeous and clean.

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Rhon 8 years ago

I think this would encourage more people to use public transport. I wish they'd do this in Australia.

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Arty 8 years ago

But not today, today is strike day (true story)....

10points

Léon AC 8 years ago

It's my every morning train, between close suburbs and Paris :)

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Kajsa Brookes 8 years ago

Omg cool

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Glynis Lailann 8 years ago

Hopefully these trains will inspire people to visit the real thing.

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Vincent Jay 8 years ago

Here in the U.S., our light rail is ..... um ..... "decorated" ......... by ........ uh ...... inner-city "urban artists." Our trains don't look like these French trains.

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Caroline Mushu 8 years ago

Well.... I've never seen it... It must be only one train somewhere in France... Looks like a RER in Paris. But unfortunately, such train will not stay as clean as it is on the picture long... :(

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Anne Silvestre de Sacy 8 years ago

It's in the RER C and I've been in the one's which has the Palace of Versailles. It's georgeous and clean.

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Rhon 8 years ago

I think this would encourage more people to use public transport. I wish they'd do this in Australia.

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