TGV Atlantique trainset

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The TGV Atlantique trainset is a high-speed French electric multiple unit introduced by SNCF in the late 1980s for services from Paris toward western and southwestern France, once holding the world speed record for rail trains.

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TGV Atlantique 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf TGV trainset
electric multiple unit
high-speed train
brakingSystem electro-pneumatic brakes
regenerative braking
category French high-speed rolling stock
country France
designedBy Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Alstom
designedFor high-speed rail
designedForOperator SNCF
electrificationSystem 1.5 kV DC overhead line
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
family TGV high-speed rail
surface form: TGV
gauge 1,435 mm standard gauge
introduced late 1980s
manufacturer Alcatel Alsthom
surface form: Alstom
notableFor setting 1990 world speed record for rail trains
operator SNCF
owner SNCF
powerCollectionMethod pantograph
powerSource overhead catenary
primaryRouteDirection southwestern France
Western France
surface form: western France
primaryRouteOrigin Paris
propulsion electric motors
regionServed southwestern France NERFINISHED
Western France
surface form: western France
serviceEntryYear 1989
serviceStatus in service (part of fleet, with some units withdrawn or refurbished)
serviceType intercity high-speed passenger service
technologyLineage successor to early TGV Sud-Est design
topSpeedInService 300 km/h
tractionType electric
trainControl cab signalling
trainsetConfiguration articulated
trainType fixed-formation trainset
UICClassification multiple-unit high-speed set
usedBy SNCF Réseau
surface form: French national railway network
usedOnLine LGV Atlantique
worldSpeedRecordCountry France
worldSpeedRecordDate 1990-05-18
worldSpeedRecordHolder yes
worldSpeedRecordLocation LGV Atlantique
worldSpeedRecordSpeed 515.3 km/h
worldSpeedRecordType conventional rail train

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Paris–Bordeaux hasRollingStock TGV Atlantique trainset
this entity surface form: TGV Atlantique
TGV high-speed rail usesRollingStock TGV Atlantique trainset
subject surface form: TGV