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Newest Review: ... can approach a city and run on normal lines through the local tracks into the station. The current TGV network is built around the key lines of Paris - Lille - Brusses / London, Paris - Lyon - Marseille, Paris - Tours, Paris - Le Mans and Paris - Strasbourg. Further lines are under construction in the regions and to alleviate bottlenecks. For British travelers, key interchanges are at Lille and Paris. That ability for TGV trains to run on both high speed and regular tracks mean that a whole host of destinations are offered by TGV trains, offering faster journey times than by traditional locomotive hauled services (still available in some ... more

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TGV: The envy of the world (1025 words)
by - written on 09/01/09 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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You don't have to be a trainspotter for an A-grade French to know TGV stands for. The "Train a Grande Vitesse" is perhaps the world's most famous and successful high speed train, and it's at the core of France's excellent public transport network. It's what Parisians depend on for short weekends on the Mediterranean, what businessmen and women choose instead of the plane, and what Brits envy with a passion. In fact, we shouldn't be so envious, because in our own small way, we have a slice of the TGV cake here in Britain. The Eurostar is a descendant of the TGV family, and now with it's own high speed line almost all the way from Paris to London, it ... Read the complete review

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