Le TGV nord en attendant l'Eurostar - Archive INA

October 9, 1987 Jacques Chirac decided to entrust the construction of the TGV Nord to the SNCF. The route will be that of the Paris-Lille motorway. - Rolling TGV arc. Map of the TGV Nord route. TGV driver on the phone. The TGV crossing a bridge over the river. Animation of the Channel Tunnel. Statement by Jacques Chirac: "We have decided to build the TGV Nord and the interconnection in the Île-de-France region, the eastern bypass of Lyon, and the TGV Est, which will serve Strasbourg." INA archive footage National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... #INA #Society