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 ...

Automotrice Grande Vitesse (AGV) is an advanced very high speed train designed and developed by Alstom. It is claimed to be the most eco-friendly railcar in the world. AGV is an advanced very high ...

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), ...

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 ...

France's Alstom unveiled a new generation of faster high-speed trains today in a bid to keep ahead of rivals Siemens and Bombardier… France's Alstom unveiled a new generation of faster high-speed ...

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 ...

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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 ...