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Questions

1		In how many towns in the world can you travel on an ALSTOM metro ? More than :
			- 22 towns - 29 towns - 37 towns
2		In what year was the steam locomotive born ?
			- 1798 - 1801 - 1815
3		What is the maximum operating speed of the Thalys ?
			- 280 kph - 300 kph - 310 kph
4		What is the weight of the TGV Atlantique ?
			- 383 tonnes - 464 tonnes - 513 tonnes
5		What did the early trains transport during the start of the 19th century ?
		- Iron - Iron and coal - Wood
6		METEOR means:
			- METro En OR  (Golden Metro) - METro Equipés d'Ouvertures Rapides (Metro Equipped    With Fast Openings) - METro Est-Ouest Rapide (Metro East-West Express)
7		On May 18, 1990, the TGV Atlantique with five coaches set the rail speed record by traveling at:
			- 507.2 kph - 512.8 kph - 515.3 kph
8		How many people travel on the Paris metro each year?
			- 1.02 billion - 1.3 billion - 1.7 billion
9		How much track does the Paris metro cover ?
		- 211.3 km of track - 85.5 km of track - 423.7 km of track
10		Why is the X4039 train called the PICASSO ?
		- Because it's green - Because it was designed by a Spanish engineer - Because the driver's cab is on the roof and offset in relation to the    train's center line, bringing the master's works to mind
11		How many countries does the EUROSTAR cross ?
			- 3: France, England and Belgium - 2: France and England - 4: France, England, Belgium and Luxembourg
12		What is the EUROSTAR's maximum speed through the Channel tunnel ?
			- 140 kph - 160 kph - 180 kph
13		The 531 trainset of the TGV Réseau service beat the world endurance record on the  Calais-to-Marseille run in:
			- 2 hours and 50 minutes - 3 hours and 29 minutes - 3 hours and 50 minutes

The answers ...

And did you know ? - TGVs consume three times less energy than cars and five times less than aircraft. A TGV carrying 516 people only needs one kilowatt-hour to cover 5 kilometers, whereas the same amount of energy will only power a car carrying four people for 1.7 kilometers, and an aircraft carrying 300 people for 1.1 kilometers. - Railway track takes up less space than motorways while offering greater passenger capacity. A motorway has to be 37.5 meters wide whereas the width of a railway track with twice the capacity is only 13.70 meters. The area covered by the entire Paris-Lyon line fits into the area covered by the Charles de Gaulle airport. - A suburban train has the same capacity as four jumbo jets and as 2,000 motorcars (each having one single occupant).