French high-speed train to break world record
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France's high-speed TGV train -- already the fastest in the world -- is to try to break its own record by hitting speeds above 540 kilometres (325 miles) per hour, its constructors said.
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The world's tallest bridge, higher even than the Eiffel Tower, is being inaugurated by the French president.
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Eurostar has set another record for train travel with its inaugural service between Brussels and the new London St Pancras terminal. It broke the two-hour barrier, travelling at speeds of more than 186mph through Kent into London. The 232-mile journey from Brussels Midi station to St Pancras took one hour, 43 minutes, shaving 20 minutes off the time it currently takes to Waterloo. A new record for the Paris to London St Pancras route was set on 4 September.
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Eurostar sets another record for train travel with its inaugural service between Brussels and London.
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French President Jacques Chirac has inaugurated a new bridge, hailed as the tallest in the world. The bridge, celebrated as a work of art and an object of French national pride, is 1,125 feet high, making it taller than the Eiffel Tower.
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A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world is to be inaugurated in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.
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The world's biggest ever passenger plane is to be unveiled in an extravagant ceremony in southwest France attended by the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Spain and 5,000 VIP guests.
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A new train speed record is being attempted on the 401-mile journey from Glasgow to London.
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PARIS (BBC News) - Train service in France has almost returned to normal levels as strikes by rail workers over pension reform plans wind down.  High speed TGV trains were operating normally and most regional trains were running, said rail operator SNCF.  Eurostar trains between London and Paris were also running normally as thousands of England and South Africa fans streamed into the French capital to watch their teams play. The protest stems from plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy to end retirement privileges which let some public sector workers retire at 50 on full pensions. German Locomotive Engineers to resume Strike Monday BERLIN (Tagesschau) - Locomotive Engineers Union GDL has announced it will begin another round of potentially crippling strikes on Monday against Deutsche Bahn, the German rail network and Germany's largest employer. This week's strikes caused some disruption, but failed to achieve the desired full paralysis of German rail due to an injunction forbidding strikers to shut down freight and long-distance rail, but GDL deputy boss Claus Weselsky told the German press Saturdays that the union is actively seeking to overturn the court order, and cautioned Germans dependent on rail as a means of travel to be prepared for a worsening of conditions next week.
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The first high-speed rail link between France and Germany began scheduled services Sunday, slashing travel times and marking a major step towards a truly pan-European rapid transit network.
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Traveling by train to this city that is home to the European Parliament takes so long that even the boss of France's national rail company prefers flying.
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An IBM supercomputer still under development has set an unofficial new world speed record during testing, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Eurostar is set to make its inaugural journey from Paris to London via a new 186mph high-speed line.
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Travel: Richard Hammond experiences lobster and champagne at high-speed on the inaugural Eurostar run from Brussels to St Pancras.
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A Eurostar train set off on a Paris-London rail record bid Tuesday, using a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal travel time.
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The Guinness Book of Records recognises the world speed record set by Nasa's X-43A hypersonic aircraft in March.
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Business: 21 October 2004, Thursday. About EUR 825 M will be necessary for the construction of high-speed railways, expected to start between 2008 and 2015.