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A TGV Sud-Est set in the original orange livery, 1987. The TGV Sud-Est fleet was built between 1978 and 1988 and operated the first TGV service from Paris to Lyon in 1981. . Formerly there were 107 passenger sets operating, of which nine were tri-current (25 kV 50-60 Hz AC - French lignes à grande vitesse, 1500 V DC - French lignes classiques, 15 kV 16 + 2 ⁄ 3 Hz AC - Switzerland) and the ...
A TGV Sud-Est, the first trainset in regular service. The TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) is a high-speed rail service, which started operation in 1981. This article is a list of all high-speed train services in France. This includes all international high-speed trains that make at least one station stop in France, as well as domestic high-speed ...
Trainset involved: Sud-Est, unknown Service: train 920, Annecy to Paris Location: Mâcon-Loché TGV station, kilometre post 334, LGV Sud-Est high speed line Injuries: 27, slight The accident trainset had been involved in an emergency stop previously, which resulted in a significant wheel flat. At 0733, the flat spot caused one bogie of the ...
The TGV La Poste were dedicated trainsets for high-speed freight and mail transportation by French railway company SNCF on behalf of the French postal carrier La Poste. The top speed of this TGV Sud-Est derivate was 270 km/h (168 mph), making them the fastest freight trains in the world. [citation needed] They were withdrawn in 2015. [1]
The financial success of LGV Sud Est encouraged the French government commit further large financial contributions towards the construction of additional high speed lines. [15] [16] [7] During the mid-to-late 1990s, the track of the LGV Sud-Est was renewed at a cost of FRF 2 billion, [13] or about €300 million. Maintenance and renewal work is ...
SNCF's adaptations included using the axle arrangement in full, and reversing the class letters of tank locomotives. For example, the SNCF used 040.A., and 242.TA. where the PLM used 4.A., and 242.AT. Class letters A-N were used for existing designs, letters P onwards for SNCF designs.
Since the very high speed lines envisioned by SNCF called for speeds of 250 km/h to 300 km/h (155 mph to 186 mph), SNCF had Alsthom-Atlantique build a special high speed turbotrain prototype to test out some concepts in high speed rail. Thus was born the turbotrain TGV 001, standing for Train à Grande Vitesse, or High Speed Train 001.
Starting from the south (LGV Sud-Est), the line begins at Coubert junction and heads northeast.Near Tournan, there is a link to the Paris-Coulommiers line. Further north, Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy TGV station (transfer to the RER A) serves the new town of Marne-la-Vallée and Disneyland Paris theme parks.