TGV TGV The British Rail Class 373 are electric multiple units closely related to the French TGV high-speed trains, which operate the Eurostar service from London Waterloo to Paris and Brussels, and which until December 2005 operated the GNER White Rose service from King's Cross to Leeds. The class 373 is the fastest type of train in the United Kingdom and holds the national rail speed record of 207mph. The type is capable of operating from both the overhead 25000V AC and third rail 750V DC electric power supply systems. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Rail Class 373"
The LGV Atlantique is a high-speed railway line running between Paris and Tours/ Le Mans, in France. It is used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Atlantique"
The LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire is a proposed high-speed railway line running between Le Mans and Rennes, in France. It would be used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire"
LGV Est européenne (TGV East) from Paris to Strasbourg is scheduled for opening in 2007 and comprises 406 km of new lines reaching to Vendenheim (near Strasbourg). The first phase of 300 km links Vaires-sur-Marne near Paris to Baudrecourt in the Moselle as well as to the existing railway network and supports speeds up to 350 km/h (320 km/h operational). ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Est"
The LGV Étoile du Nord is a proposed high-speed railway line running between Paris and Calais, via Amiens, in France. It would used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company, and Eurostar trains heading for the Channel Tunnel. The line would cut off the corner of the LGV Nord via Lille, saving 20 minutes on the journey between Paris and Calais and making London to Paris in under 2 hours a possibility. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Étoile du Nord"
The LGV Méditerranée is a high-speed railway line running between Valence and Marseille, in France. It is used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Méditerranée"
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Nord-Europe is a French high speed railway line that runs from the 16.2 km north of Paris Gare du Nord via Lille Europe and onto Calais to enter the Channel Tunnel. Just south of Lille the line separates in a grade-separate triangle to join the Belgian LGV (Ligne Nouvelle 1) heading east across the Belgian border to Brussels, Cologne and the Netherlands. In the north-western direction the lines enables Eurostar trains to travel through the Channel Tunnel onto Channel Tunnel Rail Link and ultimately, London. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Nord"
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The LGV Rhône-Alpes is a high-speed railway line running between Lyon and Valence, in France. It is used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Rhône-Alpes"
LGV Signalling, or in- cab signalling on lignes à grande vitesse ( high-speed railway lines based on the French TGV system), differs considerably from signalling on conventional railway lines. Because TGV trains travel too fast for their operators to see and react to traditional lineside signals, an automated system called TVM (Transmission Voie-Machine, or track to train transmission) is used for signalling on LGVs. Information is transmitted to trains via electrical pulses sent through the rails. An antenna under the train picks up the signal and an onboard computer decodes the signals, providing speed, target speed, and stop/go indications directly to the operator via dashboard-mounted instruments. This high degree of automation does not remove the train from driver control, though there are safeguards that can safely bring the train to a stop in the event of driver error. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Signalling"
The LGV Sud-Est is a high-speed railway line running between Paris and Lyon, in France. It is used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Sud-Est"
The LGV Sud-Ouest is a proposed high-speed railway line running between Tours and Bordeaux, in France. It would be used by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGV Sud-Ouest"
The SNCF TGV Atlantique (TGV-A) trains were built by Alsthom between 1988- 1991. These represented the second-generation of TGV trains, following on from the TGV Sud-Est. ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV Atlantique"
The TGV Duplex is a French high-speed train of the TGV family, operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. It is unique among TGV trains in that it features bi-level carriages. The Duplex inaugurated the third generation of TGV trainsets, and was specially designed to increase capacity on high-speed lines with saturated traffic. With two seating levels and a seating capacity of 545 passengers, the Duplex maximizes the number of passengers carried in one trainset. While the TGV Duplex started as a small component of the TGV fleet, it has become one of the main workhorses of the TGV fleet. ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV Duplex"
The SNCF TGV La Poste (TGV-Postes) trains were built by Alsthom between 1978- 1986. These TGV units are essentially TGV Sud-Est trainsets that are modified for transporting mail for the French postal carrier La Poste. ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV La Poste"
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The TGV POS is a French TGV train currently under test for use on the LGV Est. POS stands for Paris-Ostfrankreich-Süddeutschland ( Paris, Eastern France, Southern Germany). ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV POS"
The SNCF TGV Réseau (TGV-R) trains were built by Alsthom between 1992- 1996. These TGV trainsets are based on the earlier TGV Atlantique. ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV Réseau"
The SNCF TGV Sud-Est is a French TGV train built by Alstom and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. It is a semi-permanently coupled electric multiple unit which operates primarily between Paris and the south-east of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV Sud-Est"
The Thalys PBA is a train derived from the French TGV. It operates between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam (hence PBA). ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV Thalys PBA"
The Thalys PBKA is a train derived from the French TGV. It operates between Paris, Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam (PBKA, the K standing for the German name of Cologne, Köln.) ...more on Wikipedia about "SNCF TGV Thalys PBKA"
The TGV (train à grande vitesse, French for "high-speed train") is France's high-speed rail service, developed by GEC-Alsthom (now Alstom) and SNCF, the French national rail operator, and operated primarily by SNCF. Following the inaugural TGV service between Paris and Lyon in 1981, the TGV network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect cities across France. ...more on Wikipedia about "TGV"
TGV 001 (Très grande vitesse 001), the first TGV prototype, was commissioned in 1969 and on test from 1971. It was propelled by gas turbine-electric locomotives. The 1973 energy crisis caused a sharp increase in the price of oil, after which it was deemed impractical to use oil to power the TGV, and the project turned to electric traction. ...more on Wikipedia about "TGV 001"
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