ens , ▁Mer se ys ide ▁Category : English ▁d arts ▁players ▁Category : Pro f essional ▁D arts ▁Corporation ▁players ▁Category : B rit ish ▁D arts ▁Organisation ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lig ure ▁was ▁an ▁international ▁express ▁train ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Rail ways ▁linking ▁Milan ▁with ▁the ▁C ô te ▁d ' Az ur . ▁The ▁train ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Italian ▁region ▁Lig uria ▁which ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁train . ▁ ▁Trans ▁Europ ▁Express ▁The ▁Lig ure ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁TE E ▁services ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁at ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁However ▁the ▁rolling ▁stock ▁was ▁late ▁itself ▁and ▁the ▁service ▁couldn ' t ▁start ▁before ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁service ▁linked ▁Milan ▁with ▁Marse ille ▁calling ▁at ▁several ▁cities , ▁as ▁Gen oa , ▁Mon aco ▁and ▁Nice ▁and ▁tour ist ▁resort s ▁along ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast . ▁The ▁Al n ▁ 4 4 2 - 4 4 8 ▁dies el ▁multiple ▁units ▁attract ed ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁passengers ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁train ▁was ▁couple d ▁with ▁an ▁Ale - 8 4 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁stretch ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁raising ▁number ▁of ▁trav ellers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁prolong ed ▁further ▁west ▁to ▁Av ignon ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁TE E ▁link ▁between ▁Milan