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TGV

French: [teʒeve]
Also Known As Train a Grande Vitesse
Passenger Rolling Stock and High-Speed Trainsets
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Train a Grande Vitesse, Frances high speed rail service, operated by the national railway SNCF. It entered service in September 1981 between Paris and Lyon, running on purpose built high speed track, and became the commercial and technical benchmark other countries measured their own high speed rail programs against. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year
1981 1
Significance
Became the commercial and technical benchmark for high speed rail outside Japan. 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Alstom 1
Connections

Exemplifies

High-Speed Rail, Modes
Rail Transport, Modes
Source Wikipedia: TGV

Preceded By

Source Wikipedia: TGV
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Manufactured By

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: TGVLeadtier 2
Quote, Lead
In 1976 the SNCF ordered 87 high-speed trains from Alstom.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: TGV
Wikipedia
  • Overview
    The TGV is the generic name of the trainsets used for the intercity high-speed rail service run by France's national rail operator, SNCF Voyageurs.
  • Rolling stock
    The principal SNCF TGV equipment families built by Alstom include:
  • Lead section (pronunciation)
    [teʒeve]
  • Milestones
    On 3 April 2007 a modified TGV POS train reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) under test conditions on the LGV Est between Paris and Strasbourg.
  • Preceded By: Shinkansen 0 Series
  • In Group: TGV and Eurostar Trains, Lead sentence
    The TGV (French: [teʒeve] ; train à grande vitesse, [tʁɛ̃ a ɡʁɑ̃d vitɛs] , 'high-speed train') is the generic name of the trainsets used for the intercity high-speed rail service run by France's national rail operator, SNCF Voyageurs.
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Wikipedia: Alstom
WikipediaPart Of: Alstom, Introduction
Quote, Part Of: Alstom, Introduction
Alstom SA... is a French multinational rail transport systems manufacturer.
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