21.   GEC-Alsthom Transport, which is equally owned by General Electric Co. plc of Britain and Alcatel-Alsthom of France, makes the TGV high speed train.

22.   High winds in southern France forced the closure of Marseille airport Thursday afternoon, and TGV high speed trains were re-routed onto standard tracks because of fears of derailment.

23.   In recent weeks two bombs have exploded in Paris and an attempt was made to derail a high speed train near Lyon.

24.   There were fewer high speed trains running.

25.   Patrice Leconte used the camera to film the passage of a high speed train through Ciotat -- and all that one sees is the wind.

26.   Pons however said he was not optimistic about the prospect of delivering French-built TGVs, or very high speed trains, to China.

27.   Seoul called French technology into question when freezing weather in Europea earlier this month halted two high speed trains in France because of icing of the electric overhead rails.

28.   SNCF warned only one in two high speed TGV trains were running between Paris and Marseille and Paris to Montpellier.