TGV: 40 YEARS OF HIGH SPEED! First time that all France high speed World Record TGV trainsets are exposed together for this special day at Villeneuve Saint-Georges depot to celebrate the 40 years anniversary of official commercial TGV service in France. World record trainsets: First, is the legendary Orange TGV SE #16 which have reach 380 Kph the the 26 February 1981. Second, is the TGV A #325 which have reach 515,3 Kph the 18 May 1990. Third, is the TGV POS #4402 which have reach 574,8 Kph the 3 April 2007. Orange and grey trainstets are now retired of service and preserved, white TGV run every days on the North High Speed line ans somethimes to South. The engines and 1st coach of TGV SE #16 have been painted with the best ever Orange livery for the celebration, it is same for the TGV A which Atlantique grey livery have been also renovated on engines.
Pictures of French high speed conquest... With all kind of locomotives, trains and infrastructures that participated to improve rail speed and makes the best world records.
