Transportation TGV becomes inOui

[Roz]

Just saw this story about the rebranding of France's high-speed trains:
Why is France bidding adieu to its famous TGV trains?

The name change will be rolled out from July 2nd 2017, when trains on the new high speed service between Paris and Bordeaux will be the first to be named "inOui". The new-look trains were unveiled in Paris on Monday.

The TGV trains on the new high speed Paris to Strasbourg service will be the next to be renamed until all TGV services are named "inOui" before 2020.

French rail chiefs SNCF expect that the inOui trains will have been rolled out across 80 percent of the service by the end of 2018.
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The new name will also mean new trains, which supposedly will be more luxurious: "Wifi on trains, comfy seats, more space for legs and luggage and trains with restaurant cars among other things." SNCF also claims the price won't be going up, but who really knows?

 

[aap519]

Thanks for sharing that Roz.

I don't understand the need for a restaurant car since it never seems to take that long to get from point A to point B. Their snack bar car seems good enough to me at least. WiFi is a good idea.

 

[Pauline]

What an odd choice of an name. inOui sounds like ennui doesn't it? Not the meaning you want for a train service.

ennui - a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

 

[aap519]

In French it actually means incredible

 

[Roz]

In French it actually means incredible

Just to clarify -- it is inouï that means incredible; ennui means more or less the same as in English.

 

[Pauline]

Well, the joke is on me. I didn't think inoui was a word in French. I thought it was made up.