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TGV in 354mph record attempt – 1pm

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Oliver Broadbent

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As part of the preparations for the eagerly anticipated TGV Est-Européen, which will operate from June 10th between Paris and Strasbourg, the SNCF are hoping to break their previous high-speed train record. As might be expected, in France this is a media event. I heard it mentioned twice on the breakfast time news and it will be broadcast live on the lunchtime news. Read more here…

Also, I spotted this on the arrivals board last night at the Gard de Lyon. Anyone waiting for a friend on the 19h06 train might be waiting a long time…

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7 responses to “TGV in 354mph record attempt – 1pm”

  1. Mary avatar
    Mary

    Nevers, tu vois, c’est la ville du monde, et même c’est la chose du monde à laquelle, la nuit, je rêve le plus. En même temps que c’est la chose du monde à laquelle je pense le moins.

    Any ideas?…

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  2. eiffelover avatar
    eiffelover

    Proust: “Du côté de chez Swann” by any chance??

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  3. Mary avatar
    Mary

    nope

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  4. eiffelover avatar
    eiffelover

    Comment c’était la folie à Nevers ?

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  5. Mary avatar
    Mary

    Is that a question or a suggestion? Surely you have some tres cultives readers out there?

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  6. marystevens avatar
    marystevens

    Alright – it’s from ‘Hiroshima mon amour’ by Marguerite Duras.

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  7. eiffelover avatar
    eiffelover

    Hiroshima mon amour was mentioned in the quote online that I found, but I thought the author had gone on to talk about another town… silly me

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