TGV

The TGV (French: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train") is France's high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the national rail operator. It was developed during the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom (now Alstom) and SNCF. Originally designed as turbotrains to be powered by gas turbines, the prototypes evolved into electric trains with the 1973 oil crisis. Following the inaugural service between Paris and Lyon in 1981 on the LGV Sud-Est ("LGV") (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse, high-speed line), the network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect main cities across France and in adjacent countries on combinations of high-speed and conventional lines.

A TGV test train set the record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on 3 April 2007. In mid-2011, scheduled TGV trains operated at the highest speeds in conventional train service in the world, regularly reaching 320 km/h (200 mph) on the LGV Est, LGV Rhin-Rhône, and LGV Méditerranée. According to Railway Gazette reports in 2007, the world's fastest scheduled rail journey was a start-to-stop average speed of 279.4 km/h (173.6 mph) between Gare de Champagne-Ardenne and Gare de Lorraine on the LGV Est line, not surpassed until Railway Gazette's 2013 reported average of 283.7 km/h (176.3 mph) express service on the Shijiazhuang to Zhengzhou segment of China's Shijiazhuang–Wuhan High-Speed Railway.

TGV (Throbbing Gristle DVD set)

TGV is a limited edition 7 DVD set of archival footage of the English industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Included in this set were some of Throbbing Gristle's live performances, as well as rehearsals and short films. The release was limited to 2000 copies and was initially only available direct from the band's website,but later some sellers were offering it online too.

Contents

From 1979-81 shows at:

  • Oundle School
  • Recording Heathen Earth at the Industrial Records Studios, Martello St. London
  • Sheffield University
  • Rafters Club, Manchester
  • The Lyceum, London
  • Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco
  • From 2004-05:

  • A short film of the Cabinet Gallery Exhibition "TG24" by Andrew Wheatley
  • Rare footage of TG rehearsing at Mute Studios in February 2004.
  • The band's performance at the Astoria Theatre 2004
  • All Tomorrow’s Parties performance at Camber Sands 2004
  • Both performances from Turin, Italy 2005
  • Also:

  • Derek Jarman’s famous short film made as a tribute to TG: "Psychic Rally in Heaven" London
  • TGV (disambiguation)

    TGV may refer to:

  • TGV, a French high-speed train
  • TGV (Throbbing Gristle DVD set)
  • Tanjong Golden Village, a chain of cinemas in Malaysia
  • Tingui-Botó language
  • Transposition of the great vessels, a group of heart conditions
  • Podcasts:

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