Inaugurated in the early 80's, the TGV routes serving Lyon and Paris, after the success of its route and then added to other cities in France and even into other countries. The train was built by Alstrom SA - the second largest train manufacturer in the world. Train a new generation of V-150 TGV speed record for conventional wheeled trains at a speed of 515 km / hour. The train uses a supercharged engine and a great deal of train wheels. His new record when it reached 574.8 miles per hour.
The fastest trains Germany
InterCity Express (ICE)
In the early 90s Germany inaugurated the fast train to serve the route Hanover, Wurzburg, Mannheim, and Stuttgart. The train was built by Siemens and reach speeds of 280 miles / hour.
Transrapid
Germany also built his own Transrapid maglev train can reach speeds of 550 miles per hour but unfortunately never had an accident in September 2006 near the town of Lathen and killed 23 passengers.
