Neat pictures. We might get some of these Deutsche Bahn trains here once rail operating is open to competition. They might be interested in the HSR lines that connect Lille and Lyon to Paris, for these are profitable. Even, I believe they are regardless of maintenance costs, which is a feat in that industry.
In fact, the Italians already have an access to some national railways through Thello, a subsidiary of their national company Trenitalia, but I think it's been limited to a couple of lines connecting some southeastern France to their northern cities so far.
SNCF itself operates some railways abroad by some international subsidiaries of theirs, so I don't see why they'd still be a monopoly on the domestic market.
That will soon be illegal by our common European law, which I approve. Europe is about to turn into a gigantic liberalized rail market... That should be pretty interesting.
Anyway, the roofing steal structure above these Frankfurt platforms is in a better shape than its Parisian counterparts.
For example, I was carefully watching that huge one of the Saint-Lazare station just the other day, it looks excessively gritty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_Saint-Lazare
Needs to be refurbished when there's more money to be allocated to railways.