Fast – and safe

High speed inter-city services are much faster than going by car on the motorway.

During a press run from Aix-en-Provence to Valence on the new 'Mediterranee' line to Marseilles, a TGV (high speed French train) reached a speed of 354.6 km/hr (221 mph). This is a world record for a passenger train. (Railway Magazine, March 2001.)