daniel mason
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 08:35 PM |
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high speed trains in france?
anyone used the high speed rail to travel to southern france? was just wondering what it was like and if the timetables etc are accurate?
i was browsing on the bonjour la france time table and the times seem to be a bit strange depending on where your going. eg some trains get from
london st pancras to lille in about 1 1/2 hours and some take around 2 1/2 hours. from london to toulon via lille around 9 hours but london to
marseille around 4 1/2 with the second part of the journey (lille to marseille) in 1 1/2 hours. surely the train cant travel the full length of france
in 1 1/2 hours? answers on a postcard please!
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HowardB
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 08:39 PM |
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excellent, on time, quiet and clean,...
nothing else to add, oh except that it cost more than flying,..
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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daniel mason
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 09:00 PM |
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but surely cant get from lille to marseille in under 1 1/2 hours can they? how fast are they?
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HowardB
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 09:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
but surely cant get from lille to marseille in under 1 1/2 hours can they? how fast are they?
300mph if I remember correctly,..
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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daniel mason
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 09:07 PM |
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jesus christ, had no idea they were so quick!
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Simon
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 09:08 PM |
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France is an hour ahead, perhaps you'd save an hour that way
ATB
Simon
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Humbug
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 09:08 PM |
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Definitely can't get from Lille to Marseilles in 1.5 hours.
I just looked on
sncf.fr for tomorrow leaving Lille at
about 10:00 and it reckons a bit under 5 hours for services without changes, a bit over 5 hours via Paris or Lyons
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skodaman
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| posted on 24/5/11 at 10:34 PM |
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Drive it's more fun. We once went from Morecambe to Le Mans in under 24 Heures in a 1000 Metro..
Skodaman
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 25/5/11 at 03:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
but surely cant get from lille to marseille in under 1 1/2 hours can they? how fast are they?
300mph if I remember correctly,..
They don't run at that speed on regular services, but they are capable of it. IIRC they normally run up to about 200mph.
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ashg
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| posted on 26/5/11 at 08:20 AM |
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they are really good if your on your own if there are 2 or more people its cheaper to drive. last time i was on one i switched the sat nav on my
phone on and clocked over 200mph most of the way. oh and they are clean nice and on time unlike trains in the uk
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 26/5/11 at 09:16 AM |
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Just for fun. The highest speed recorded on a TGV is just under 575 kph
That's nearly 360 mph 
If you're into fast things then you need to try it at least once. It only seems fast when you pass by something close up.
Bridges are the best. You don't see them. There's just a flash and a bang as you go by.......
Edited to correct moronic typo
[Edited on 26/5/11 by MikeCapon]
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