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TGV
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1981 The TGV railway service between Paris and Lyon is inaugurated.
1990 In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h (320.2 mph).
2007 Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.