The Tgv
The TGV is a high-speed rail service in France, operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the rail operator national.Il was developed in the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom (today ' Today Alstom) and SNCF. Originally designed to be powered by gas turbines, the prototypes evolved into electric trains with the 1973 oil crisis. Following the inaugural TGV service between Paris and Lyon in 1981 the LGV Sud-Est, the TGV network, centered on Paris, has expanded to connect cities across France and neighboring countries on the two high-speed lines and conventional .
A TGV test train set the record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 574.8 km / h (357.2 mph), April 3, 2007. [1] In mid-2011, scheduled TGV operating at higher speeds in the service of conventional train in the world, regularly reaching 320 km / h (200 mph) on the TGV East and the Mediterranean TGV service LGV.Un holds the record for train travel as quickly programmed with a start to stop average speed of 279.4 km / h (173.6 mph) [2], [3] overwhelmed by the Chinese CRH service Harmony Express on the Wuhan- Guangzhou High-Speed Railway from December 2009 to July 2011. The commercial success of the first line, the LGV Sud-Est, has led to an expansion of the network, with extensions to the south (LGV Rhône-Alpes and LGV Méditerranée) and new lines to the west (LGV Atlantique) the north (LGV Nord) and east (TGV East). Eager to emulate the success, neighboring countries such as Belgium, Italy, Spain and Germany built their own high-speed lines. TGV link with Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Germany, with Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands through the Thalys network, and the Eurostar network links France and Belgium with the United Kingdom. Several lines are planned, including extensions in France and neighboring countries. Cities such as Tours have become part of a "TGV commuter belt" around Paris.
In 2007, SNCF generated profits of € 1.1 billion (approximately $ 1.75 billion or 875 million
A TGV test train set the record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 574.8 km / h (357.2 mph), April 3, 2007. [1] In mid-2011, scheduled TGV operating at higher speeds in the service of conventional train in the world, regularly reaching 320 km / h (200 mph) on the TGV East and the Mediterranean TGV service LGV.Un holds the record for train travel as quickly programmed with a start to stop average speed of 279.4 km / h (173.6 mph) [2], [3] overwhelmed by the Chinese CRH service Harmony Express on the Wuhan- Guangzhou High-Speed Railway from December 2009 to July 2011. The commercial success of the first line, the LGV Sud-Est, has led to an expansion of the network, with extensions to the south (LGV Rhône-Alpes and LGV Méditerranée) and new lines to the west (LGV Atlantique) the north (LGV Nord) and east (TGV East). Eager to emulate the success, neighboring countries such as Belgium, Italy, Spain and Germany built their own high-speed lines. TGV link with Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Germany, with Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands through the Thalys network, and the Eurostar network links France and Belgium with the United Kingdom. Several lines are planned, including extensions in France and neighboring countries. Cities such as Tours have become part of a "TGV commuter belt" around Paris.
In 2007, SNCF generated profits of € 1.1 billion (approximately $ 1.75 billion or 875 million