TGV

The TGV is a high speed train that operates in France. TGV stands for Train a Grande Vitesse which is french for high speed train. Although it was originally to be powered by gas turbines, the TGV are now running in electricity. In 1981 the first line opened between Paris and Lyon and nowadays Paris is connected with a load of other cities and countries. on April 3 2007 a test TGV set a record for the fastest wheeled train reaching a speed of 578 km/h (357mph). The TGV service also holds the record for fastest scheduled train journey with a start to stop average of 279 km/h. As this was such a success TGV have linked Switzerland to Belgium, Spain ,Italy and Germany.