The TGV is getting a faster and bigger successor. French train-maker Alstom has unveiled its new AGV high-speed train, which is technologically similar to Germany's ICE3. The new high-speed train will ...

After four months of adjustments made on the speed ring at the Velim rail testing centre in the Czech Republic, the AGV has begun its first dynamic tests at 360 km/h, the commercial speed for which it ...

French engineering firm Alstom unveiled its successor the the TGV today, the AGV. Standing for Automotrice Grande Vitesse, the train, which boasts an individual engine beneath each carriage, can ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has attended the launch of a new high-speed train made by engineering giant Alstom. The AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse) train will travel at up to 360km/h (224mph), ...

France's Alstom unveiled a new generation of faster high-speed trains on Tuesday in a bid to keep ahead of rivals Siemens and Bombardier in the multi-billion dollar rail transport market. The ...

PARIS (MarketWatch) -- Alstom's next generation AGV high-speed trains will consume 20% less energy than the trains of competitors, such as Bombardier BDRBF or Siemens SI, a spokesman for the French ...

Simply sign up to the European companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Eurostar, the cross-Channel train operator, is considering replacing some of its trains with the world’s ...

LA ROCHELLE, France (Reuters) - France's Alstom unveiled a new generation of faster high-speed trains on Tuesday in a bid to keep ahead of rivals Siemens and Bombardier in the multi-billion dollar ...