Thalys is the name for the international high speed rail services that operate between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Cologne. Thalys trains are jointly owned and operated by SNCF (France), NMBS/SNCB (Belgium), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Netherlands). The trains themselves are TGV trains, modified to handle the different power voltages on each country's tracks. PBA trainsets are modified TGV Réseau trainsets and can only operate between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam. PBKA trainsets are single level TGV Duplex trainsets and can operate to all Thalys destinations. The acronyms that form the train type names originate with the cities that each trainset can serve. Thalys services began on June 2, 1996. Today, a trip on Thalys from Paris to Brussels takes 1:22.
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 Thalys PBKA Trainset 4322 at Paris-Gare du Nord, March 19, 2008 |  Thalys PBKA Trainset 4305 at Paris-Gare du Nord, May 18, 2008 |  Thalys PBKA Trainset 4305 at Paris-Gare du Nord, May 18, 2008 |
 Thalys PBA Trainset 4537 at Rotterdam Centraal, June 4, 2008 |  Thalys PBKA Trainset 4304 at Paris-Gare du Nord, June 12, 2008 |  Thalys PBKA Trainset 4301 at Paris-Gare du Nord, June 12, 2008 |
 Thalys PBKA Trainset 4301 at Paris-Gare du Nord, June 12, 2008 |  Thalys PBKA Trainset 4344 at Brussels Midi/Zuid, June 12, 2008 |  Thalys PBKA Trainset 4342 at Köln Hauptbahnhof, June 12, 2008 |