OREANDA-NEWS. April 16, 2007. Experts from Russian Railways took part in TGV speed trials in France. The TGV is operated by SNCF and on 3 April this year set a new world record of 574.7 kph for a train running on a railway line between Paris and Strasburg.

The TGV has been developed by ALSTOM and contains state-of-the-art technology and new design features in the high-speed field. It is equipped with a new synchronous traction engine on permanent magnets and a special laboratory capable of monitoring several thousand different performance parameters during the train’s motion.