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France Unveils AGV Train
« on: February 05, 2008, 03:09:29 PM »
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has attended the launch of a new high-speed train made by engineering giant Alstom (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7227807.stm

The AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse) train will travel at up to 360km/h (224mph), powered by engines placed under each carriage, the company says.

The absence of locomotives at either end allows it to carry more passengers.

Alstom compares the AGV - successor to the TGV - to the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, in terms of importance and innovation.

The new AGV trains are set to travel 1,000km (600 miles) in three hours.
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