TGV (Train à grande vitesse) Meaning- high-speed train
It is France's high speed rail service.
It's started in the 1970. Originally,it was powered by gas turbines. But in 1973,the TGV was changed into electric train. The TGV service first started between Paris and Lyon in 1981. Later, the network connected other cities in France with Paris.
A TGV test train set the world record for the fastest conversational wheeled train on 3 April 2007. It reached the speed 574.8 km per hour (3507.2 m per hour) on the test run. But the regular TGV Trains operate at the highest speed of 320 km per hour (200 m per hour). It is the present world record of speed of a conventional commercial train.
The Bullet Train
The bullet train is the network of high-speed train service in Japan. It started operation in 1964 on a limited rute. But at present, most major cities of Japan come under the network.
The bullet train runs at a maximum speed of 300 km per hour (186 m per hour). It plans to increase speed up to 320km per hour (200 mph). In 2003, Japan set the world record for unconventional magnetic train sets. In a test run, the speed was 581 km per hour (361 mph). But it is not yet in regular commercial operation.
The High Speed Rail
The high speed rail service in chain started operation on April 18, 2007. Currently chain was started building a high speed passenger rail network. It will be similar to french TGV or Japanese bullet trains. The usual top speed of chinas conversational quick trains is 300 km per hour (186 mph).
Recently china has set the world record of a speed of 487.3 km per hour (303 mph). In 2011, this record was set by an unconventional magnetic train set called the " harmony express". This is the highest speed of an unconventional magnetic train set in regular commercial operation.
