 The few sets that still have a maximum speed of 270 km/h operate on those routes that include a comparatively short distance on LGV, such as to Switzerland via Dijon; SNCF did not consider it financially worthwhile to upgrade their speed for a marginal reduction in journey time.On 2019 December, the trains were phased out from service.In late 2019 and early 2020, TGV 01 (Nicknamed Patrick) which was the very first TGV train, did a farewell service that included all 3 liveries that were worn during their service.