TGV Unit 1

TGV Unit 1

Train a Grande Vitesse (high speed train) of the Societe Nationale des Chemins de fers Francais (French National Railways) TGV is a system which comprises train, track, and signalling technologies to facilitate high speed rail travel. (typically 300 km/h, or 186 mph).

The idea was conceived in the 60's, but conventional thinking at the time was that technology for steel wheels on steel rails had progressed as far as it would, and so initially the project was refused any government funding.

The TGV was an instant success, virtually grounding air traffic between Paris and Lyon, economists tantalised by the fact that the TGV actually turns a profit, paying for itself (including construction costs) in the first ten years.

There are a few fundamental differences between the TGV and conventional rail systems. The rails themselves are welded and supported on low maintenance concrete sleepers, just like many modern railroads; though ballast depth is greater, and track centers are further apart to reduce the blast of two high speed trains crossing.

A principle differences is in curvature, on a conventional railroad, 10 chains is considered a sharp curve radius - in high speed rail, a

TGV Unit 1
• config.txt 16.14KB
tgv_unit1_art
consist.bmp 24.05KB
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preview.bmp 768.05KB
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tgv_unit1_art_512.texture.txt 65 bytes
tgv_unit1_art_icon.texture.txt 65 bytes
tgv_unit1_body
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main.bmp 768.05KB
main.texture.txt 27 bytes
tgv_unit1_body.pm 95.01KB
tgv_unit1_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 812 bytes
tgv_unit1_shadow.pm 27.46KB