History pictures & photos of the TGV,
The fastest train on railway

The adventure of the great speed begin in years 55 with a first record of speed at 231 km/h realized by a serial locomotive. The necessity to connect cities more rapidly pushes the SNCF (the constructor) to develop new projects then in 1967 the TGS (gas turbine) sees the day and the 19 October 1971 it reaches 252 km/h.

Always following the principle of gas turbine the TGV 001 appears in April 1972, and beats a first record the 3 August 1972 with 307 km/h then 318 km/h (its record) the 8 December 1972. It is necessary to wait March 1973 date of the oil crisis to see to arrive the first projects of a large train electrical speed being estimated that it would be necessary 9 fuel liters by traveler and by kilometer to make advance a TGV 001.

And therefore similarly to TGV 001 begin in 1974 test of the Z7001 whose role was to help to the development of the pantograph but equally and especially for the development of the braking and the boogies (organ of roll). One sees thus the first records of speed of an electrical train on rail namely 306 km/h 5 July 1974.

TGV "La poste"

TGV 1981

TGV Atlantiquein white
(rames 301 et 302)

The association of all its drawn results of experimental train tests give birth the 25 July 1978 to the known TGV in its current form although since TGV have not ceased to follow by technological evolution forever more comfort and large security speed. This oar reaches 260 km/h then 280 km/h the 23 August 1978 with a record of 380 km/h the 26 February 1981. 10 years later the ATLANTIC TGV the other great evolution of the classic TGV beats the absolute speed record on rail: the mythical 515,3 km/h but the adventure continue...

Liens vers des sites plus complet sur le TGV :

http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/tgv/indexf.html THE web site that talk about TGV

http://npe.ctw.net

History pictures & photos of the TGV, The fastest train on railway

History pictures & photos of the TGV,
The fastest train on railway