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The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....

Timeline of Events

1981

10.22.1981

The TGV railway service between Paris and Lyon is inaugurated.

1990

5.18.1990

In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h (320.2 mph).

2007

4.3.2007

Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.