Turbotrain
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The Turbotrain is one of several French high-speed, gas-turbine trains. The earliest Turbotrain entered service in 1967, for use on France's SNCF intercity lines. There were four versions in total, wi
SNCF's turbotrain in Houlgate on the Deauville-Dives line
Turbotrain at Roanne
TGV 001
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The TGV 001 is an experimental gas turbine-powered TGV prototype built by Alstom in France. Commissioned in 1969, began testing in 1972 and reached speeds between 250–300 kilometres per hour. It was p
Turbotrain
…maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) between Tehran and Mashhad. Later in 2008 these were converted to diesel multiple units. This experimental Turbotrain TGV 001 set the world speed record of 318 km/h (198 mph) for gas-turbine–powered rail vehicles on 8 December 1972. This TGV 001 was a five-car trainset which…
TGV 001 at Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station
T 001 seen from the A4 motorway in Bischheim.