After four months of adjustments made on the speed ring at the Velim rail testing centre in the Czech Republic, the AGV has begun its first dynamic tests at 360 km/h, the commercial speed for which it ...

President Nicolas Sarkozy helped cut the ribbon on the AGV, which stands for Automotice Grande Vitesse, or High-Speed Railcar-a bullet-train designed with a cruise speed of up to 360 kilometres per ...

Alstom has market-leading high-speed rail expertise, from iconic train designs such as the TGV in France, Avelia Liberty in the USA and AGV in Italy, combined with 20 years’ experience working with ...

Alstom unveiled the latest high-speed Pendolino trains at its Savigliano plant in Italy, due to be delivered to UK rail operator Virgin Trains in the next few weeks. The company also took the wraps ...

PARIS (MarketWatch) -- Alstom's next generation AGV high-speed trains will consume 20% less energy than the trains of competitors, such as Bombardier BDRBF or Siemens SI, a spokesman for the French ...