Not that I have tried all types of TGV trains, but every 1st class car I have been on in the past 20 years had reclining seats. The lever is well hidden and one must apply a forward motion to the bottom cushion to achieve recline, not really obvious.


My recommendation, not completely in jest, would be to bring a window cleaning kit to scrub down the exterior of your window from the platform, if you care about the view. Neither Air France nor the SNCF seem to wash the exterior of their equipment often enough!



[This message has been edited by monahos (edited Feb 22, 2004).]