Timothy Jackson (L) and Rachel Picard (R), co-founders of French private high-speed rail company Velvet, pose in front of their company's Avelia Horizon train at the Alstom plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Timothy Jackson, co-founder of French private high-speed rail company Velvet, poses beside the company's Avelia Horizon train at the Alstom manufacturing plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

The Avelia Horizon high-speed train built for French private rail operator Velvet is pictured at the Alstom manufacturing plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

The Avelia Horizon high-speed train built for French private rail operator Velvet is pictured at the Alstom manufacturing plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of Velvet is pictured on the side of the company's double-deck Avelia Horizon high-speed train at the Alstom plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows the Avelia Horizon high-speed train built for French private rail operator Velvet parked alongside the Alstom manufacturing plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of Velvet is pictured on the side of the company's double-deck Avelia Horizon high-speed train at the Alstom plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows the Avelia Horizon high-speed train built for French private rail operator Velvet parked alongside the Alstom manufacturing plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)