and while a modified version of France’s Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) maintains the world record for fastest wheeled train ...

Japanese National Railways, now known as Japan Rail, managed to nearly double the speed of its fastest trains with the introduction ... high-speed line, the TGV, in 1981. Today, it takes roughly ...

The French TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse) is one of the fastest trains in the world, reaching speeds of up to 320 km/h. Paris to Nice? Just under six hours. Fancy a wine-tasting weekend? Hop on a ...