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French President Emmanuel Macron attends the unveiling of a life-size model of the engine of the new TGV M at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, to mark the 40th anniversary of the high-speed TGV. The latest model is expected to hit the rails in 2024. COMPLETES VIDI9MZ9PP_EN IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and SNCF Chairman Jean-Pierre Farandou attend a ceremony at the Gare de Lyon in Paris to mark the 40th anniversary of the TGV (Train Grande Vitesse, Eds.). IMAGES
The first Thalys high-speed train bound for Dortmund, Germany, leaves Gare du Nord in Paris just before 08:00 local time, as Europe gradually reopens its internal borders. IMAGES
COVID-19 patients are to be transported by specially-equipped high-speed train in France's Alsace region, where hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of cases. The patients will be transferred by train to regions where hospitals have greater spare capacity to cope with the crisis. France's death toll from the virus stands at more than 1,300. IMAGES
Ten people were killed and five more were missing after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run Saturday.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday. The Chinese-made bullet train named "Whoosh" is built to take more than 600 people to and from Jakarta and the Javan city of Bandung in 45 minutes. IMAGES