Science: All you need to know about the TGV

🚄 Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the TGV, Train à Grande Vitesse (high-speed) (subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar). The first trip from Paris to Lyon was made possible in 1981 by years of research on how to double the speed of regular trains. Nowadays, the speed has even tripled, reaching over 500 km/h on some lines. It goes pretty much everywhere in Europe, it is green, smooth and there is wifi. Would you like to try it on your next trip? 🔗 Why the US has no high-speed rail? (CNBC): https://youtu.be/Qaf6baEu0_w ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com