The Train à Grande Vitesse has revolutionised train travel in France. The high speed train service has destroyed much of the domestic aviation market and stimulated the economic development of those regions lucky enough to be served by these elegant trains which have become a symbol of modern France, far more potent than Gauloises or Ricard. The first service, ran between Paris and Lyons in 1981 when France became the second member of the high speed train club after Japan that has now been joined by a dozen countries around the world with many more seeking to emulate them. The […]
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