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Not to be confused with Autorail à grande capacité.   The Automotrice à grande vitesse (AGV) is an Alstom train intended as the successor to France’s TGV high-speed trains; the name stands for automotrice à grande vitesse, or ‘high-speed self-propelled carriage’. Instead of having separate power cars at either end of the train, as current TGVs do, the AGV will have distributed traction with motors under the floors of the passenger carriages. This is the arrangement used on many regular-speed multiple-unit trains and also high-speed trains such as the Siemens Velaro and Japan's Shinkansen trains. The space saved through not having a power car will enable the AGV to provide more seats. Alstom offer the AGV in configurations from seven to fourteen carriages, with a total of 250-650 seats, depending on internal layout and number of carriages.[1] The commercial service speed will be 360 km/h (220 mph).[2] The AGV weighs less than its rivals which reduces its power consumption, and it consumes 30% less energy than previous TGV designs.[3] The prototype was unveiled on 5 February 2008, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in attendance.[3]
[edit] NTVThe first customer for the AGV is Italian company Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, Europe's first private open access high speed train operator. NTV has ordered 25 11-coach AGV trains in a contract announced on January 17, 2008.[4] They are planned to service in spring or early summer 2011, with the initial delivery in September 2010.[5] [edit] TestingPégase, a seven-car test AGV unit began trials at the Velim railway test circuit in the Czech Republic on 14 May 2008 for several months of testing and measurements.[7] All trials of the AGV at Velim were restricted to 210 km/h due to the architecture of the test track. Testing of Pégase at high speed then commenced on the LGV Est on 14 December 2008, including 360km/h runs.[8] However, full European TSI certification for commercial use is not expected to be granted until 2010.[9] AGV's next stop in its testing schedule will be Italy, where it will be sent in 2009 in preparation for the September 2010 delivery of NTV's first set.[8] [edit] External links
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