Alstom unveils new high-speed train

Alstom, the company behind France’s flagship TGV train has taken its biggest technological leap forward in 30 years by unveiling on 5 February 2008 a radical new design of high-speed train designed to cruise at 360kph (224mph) - the AGV – Automotrice Grand Vitesse (high-speed rail car).

Alstom: Press Release, 5.2.08: Alstom unveils the AGV, its latest very high speed train, capable of reaching a commercial speed of 360 kph http://www.alstom.com/pr_corp_v2/2008/corp/48523.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/pr_corp_v2/2008/corp/&idRubriqueCourante=23132

Alstom: All about the AGV http://www.transport.alstom.com/home/news/hot_events/agv/index.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/home/news/hot_events/agv/

BBC News, 5.2.08: France unveils super-fast train http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7227807.stm

The Tocqueville Connection, 5.2.08: France's Alstom unveils new-generation, super-fast train http://www.adetocqueville.com/

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