SNCF opens two high speed lines in one day

The inaugural train from Paris reached Bordeaux St Jean in just 2 h 1 min.

FRANCE: More than 500 km of new high speed line were officially opened on July 1, when SNCF operated special trains on LGV Sud Europe Atlantique and LGV Bretagne – Pays de la Loire, ahead of the start of commercial services the following day. Taking part in the events were ...

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