The Speed Machine: Engineering the World’s Fastest Trains - Full Documentary

Discover the history and future of the French high-speed train, aka TGV 🚅⚡

A new French high-speed train (aka TGV) is in the works… It aims to keep up with the best trains in the world!

Its slimmer shape stores an impressive history of technology which has its roots in the late sixties. We will discover why France had chosen to invest in high-speed trains and which original technology inspired from aeronautics equipped the first TGV.

With its futuristic railway lines, the TGV became the showcase of French industry, pushing the limits of railway speed: 380 km/h in 1981 and 574,8 km/h in 2007, an unbeaten world record.

To overtake such a threshold requires technological innovations on every level. We will focus on the most important techniques of the French archetype, from its engine power to its ingenious pantograph.

Few countries have taken on the technologically and industrially complex adventure of high-speed train manufacturing and when it is a matter of selling these goods, Chinese, German, Japanese and French manufacturers undergo a ruthless battle to secure deals worth billions of dollars.
In this international competition, the next TGV which will be in accordance with the urgent need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. All in all, a TGV ahead of his time.

English subtitles are available for this documentary as well as many more languages.

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00:00 Introduction
03:02 TGV: Travelling at the speed of genius
52:53 Credits

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[debajitsarkar]

TGV come to India, there are several high speed line building in upcoming years

[DenJaVlogs]

i compleely watched this show on my TGV ride from Paris to NICE hahahah

[muemzkyjoel]

I used to think train nerds were weird....now I have an obsession with trains 😭 what's wrong with me

[benjer]

What I love about this new train is that they focused on improving energy efficiency and reliability instead of just chasing higher speeds. 200 mph is already more than enough!

[AntoineFaion]

plus de trains moins d avions c est mieux pour Gaïa

[edwardbarnett]

At 2.20 they show the Japanese SC maglev doing 600km/h so this is all BS.