 Western Region: Encyclopedia II - Advanced Passenger Train - APT versus TGV and ShinkansenIn contrast to the APT, France's high speed train, the TGV, developed around the same time, has been a great success. SNCF decided to develop not only a new train, but a new infrastructure for it to run upon as well. They built completely new Lignes à Grande Vitesse (high speed lines) with long, straight tracks designed for high-speed running, and so avoided needing a complicated tilting system, as did the Japanese with their Shinkansen.
Doing this in Britain would have been more problematic with public enquiries necessary as ...
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