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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: France Televisions, SNCF, SNCF companies and subsidiaries, TGV, Gare Montparnasse, Electricite de France, France 3, Gare du Nord, Gare de Paris-Est, France 24, SNCF Geodis, TV5MONDE, Gare Saint-Lazare, Gare d'Austerlitz, Rail Europe, Reseau de Transport d'Electricite, CEVA rail, Keolis, Gare de Valence TGV, Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, Anne-Marie Idrac, Paris-Gare de Lyon, Run Vibes, France 5, Gulli, Commissariat a l'energie atomique, Voies navigables de France, A Kind of Magic, France 3 Alsace, Outre-Mer 1ere, France 3 Provence-Alpes, France 3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes, Gare de Bercy, France O, La Poste, France 3 Sud, France 4, France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Mezzo TV, List of SNCF stations, France 3 Normandie, France 3 Rhone-Alpes, France 3 Bretagne, France 3 Aquitaine, France 3 Cote d'Azur, Voies Ferrees Locales et Industrials, France 3 Alpes, France 3 Centre, France 3 Paris Ile-de-France, List of programs broadcast by France 2, RIVP, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, Postes, telegraphes et telephones. Excerpt: The TGV (French: , meaning high-speed train) is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator. It was developed during the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom (now Alstom) and SNCF. Although originally designed to be powered by gas turbines, the TGV prototypes evolved into electric trains with the petrol crisis of 1973. Following the inaugural TGV service between Paris and Lyon in 1981, the TGV network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect cities across France and in adjacent countries. A TGV test train set the record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on 3 April 2007. A TGV service previously held the record for the fastest scheduled rail journey with a start to stop average speed of 279.4 km/h...
