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Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV)

I knew about TGVs before ever getting to see or ride in one. But that still did not prepare me for the experience. They are just fantastic! So smooth, you hardly realise what speed you are doing, until you try to take photos through the window. You cannot even get the camera to your eye before the scene has flashed past. This must be the coolest transport ride on the planet.

Single Deckers

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 77175 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 09 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0296_1600x1200 Description : deux TGV a Gare Montparnasse

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 60584 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 09 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0297_1600x1200 Description : trois TGV a Gare Montparnasse

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 69731 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 09 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0300_1600x1200 Description : cinq TGV a Gare Montparnasse

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 112249 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 09 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0306_1600x1200 Description : TGVs coming and going at Gare Montparnasse, Paris

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 112974 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 09 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0311_1600x1200 Description : TGVs coming and going at Gare Montparnasse, Paris

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 80240 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 29 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0312_1600x1200 Description : The evocative nose section of a TGV

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 40976 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 29 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0313_1600x1200 Description : The TGV logo

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 40211 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 29 Mar 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0314_1600x1200 Description : A TGV pantograph

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 94800 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 02 Jul 2002, catalogued 12 Apr 2003 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_0321_1600x1200 Description : Several TGV sets at Gare Montparnasse

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 74548 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 22 Jun 2004, catalogued 05 Sep 2004 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_13455 Description : A general view of Charles de Gaulle railway station, with a TGV in platform 4

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 75684 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 22 Jun 2004, catalogued 05 Sep 2004 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_13465 Description : Charles de Gaulle railway station, with a TGV in platform 6

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 70095 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 22 Jun 2004, catalogued 05 Sep 2004 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_13477 Description : The smooth profile of a TGV set in Charles de Gaulle railway station

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 65702 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : Jul 2002, catalogued 05 Oct 2003 Photographer : Stewart Hughes Medium : email digital image Description : Stewart writes: Having seen your TGV photos I thought I'd better send you this shot taken at Waterloo Station in July 2002.

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 73533 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 22 Jun 2004, catalogued 05 Sep 2004 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_13470 Description : Charles de Gaulle railway station, with a Thalys in platform 4, just arrived from Lille

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 77092 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 22 Jun 2004, catalogued 05 Sep 2004 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : digital camera (Canon S40), image location IMG_13471 Description : Charles de Gaulle railway station, with a Thalys in platform 4, just arrived from Lille

Forerunner of the TGV

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 55260 bytes, 800x580 pixels Date : 2004, catalogued 04 Dec 2004 Photographer : Stewart Hughes Medium : Description : This unique monorail was intended to be a high speed train between Paris and Orleans, and was developed in the late 60s. It reached prototype stage, but development of the technology was stopped by the decision to go for the TGV, aided no doubt by its ability to using existing infrastructure, unlike this system.

Image : dir=europe/france/ page=tgv 55399 bytes, 800x600 pixels Date : 2004, catalogued 04 Dec 2004 Photographer : Stewart Hughes Medium : email digital image Description : Another view of the abandoned Aerotrain, near Orleans (?)

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