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Jacques Cooper, train designer whose revolutionary high-speed TGV was inspired by a sports car –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoJacques Cooper, who has died aged 93, was the French designer of British origin behind the...
France's 357-MPH TGV Trains Were Much Faster Than Its TGV Vans
THE DRIVE via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSNCF TGV Sud-Est Renault Master van France's TGV high-speed rail network is one of Europe's best to...
France's Rail Revolution
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBy Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) -- In the Czech countryside, not far from Prague, a ghostly white train is speeding around and around a huge loop of track. From...
I paid £11 to travel 500km – but is the no-frills ‘Ryanair’ of the railways worth it?
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoThe most forlorn major railway station on the planet? Surely it must be Aix-en-Provence TGV. A...
Eurostar to order 50 new trains in race to expand
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoThe new trains will replace Eurostar's fleet of Alstom TGV-based models (pictured during construction) - FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images Eurostar...
Across France for £1.35 per day: A new deal for young rail travellers
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoYoung rail passengers will be able to roam wherever they wish on the French rail network during July...
Flying without wings: The world’s fastest trains
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHigh-speed trains offer greener alternatives to short-haul flights. From China’s floating Maglev trains to France’s border busting TGVs, these are the...
France has banned air travel between cities that can be reached easily by train
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrance has a robust and expanding high-speed rail network, with the French National Railways in the...
See inside one of Europe's fastest high-speed trains, which bolts at 186 miles per hour and serves...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Thalys train runs at 186 miles per hour and now connects to the UK thanks to its recent merger...
The Channel Tunnel’s passenger train service has a major problem. Now a radical shakeup might be on...
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDemand for high-speed rail travel is booming in Europe. Travelers are desperate for a fast,...