TGV

The TGV is France's train à grande vitesse; literally "high-speed train". Developed by Alstom and SNCF, and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company, it connects cities in France, especially Paris, and in some other neighbouring countries, such as Belgium and Switzerland. TGVs or trains derived from TGV design also operate in the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. TGV trains are manufactured primarily by Alstom, now often with the involvement of Bombardier.

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The TGV is a passenger train, except for a small series of TGVs used for postal freight between Paris and Lyon, France.

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France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

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Alstom: Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e.g. the TGV and Eurostar) and ships (e.g. the Queen Mary 2). According to the company website, in the year 2001/02 Alstom had annual sales of over €23 billion, and employed ...