The TGV is France's high-speed rail service developed by GEC- Alsthom (now Alstom) and SNCF, the French national rail operator, and operated primarily by SNCF. Following the inaugural TGV service between Paris and Lyon in 1981, the TGV network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect cities across France and in adjacent countries. It holds the record for the fastest wheeled train, having reached 574.8 km/h (357 mph) on 3 April 2007, and also holds the world's highest average speed for a regular passenger service. TGV is a registered trademark of SNCF. TGV is an acronym for train grande vitesse, French for "high-speed train". 

  The Bullet Train of Japan
 Bullet trains or Shinkansen is a network of high- speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Test run speeds of the train have been 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record of 581 km/h (361 mph) for maglev trainsets, in 2003.   Bullet trains or Shinkansen is the world busiest high-speed rail and carries 375,000 passengers a day. The name of Bullrt train is due to the Shinkansen locomotive's resemblance to a bullet and its high speed.

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