▁and ▁Barcelona ▁using ▁the ▁newly ▁introduced ▁TE E ▁Catal an ▁Tal go ▁and ▁the ▁TE E ▁Lig ure . ▁The ▁tim et able ▁was ▁changed ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁passengers ▁could ▁change ▁from ▁the ▁Catal an ▁Tal go ▁to ▁the ▁Lig ure ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a ▁in ▁Av ignon ▁at ▁around ▁ 3 ▁p . m . ▁The ▁formation ▁was ▁changed ▁as ▁well ▁to ▁two ▁Al n ▁ 4 4 2 - 4 4 8 ▁couple d ▁between ▁Milan ▁and ▁ ▁Nice . ▁ ▁Tim et able ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁ ▁( France ▁and ▁Mon aco ▁are ▁in ▁Central ▁European ▁timezone , ▁Italy ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁European ▁timezone , ▁the ▁real ▁travel time ▁between ▁Mon aco ▁and ▁Vent im iglia ▁is ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁rolling ▁stock ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Gran ▁Con fort o ▁coach es ▁ha u led ▁by ▁an ▁electric ▁locomot ive ▁class ▁E ▁ 4 4 4 . ▁ ▁Inter city ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁Milan ▁- ▁Nice . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁ 2 nd - class ▁coach es ▁were ▁introduced ▁and ▁the ▁train ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁an ▁Inter city ▁service ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁stops . ▁It ▁didn ' t ▁met ▁the ▁Euro City ▁criteria ▁and ▁it ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁before ▁the ▁Euro City ▁label ▁was ▁granted . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2