Michael Chinn wrote in message <36C8002F.F7EBF69E@powerup.com.au>... >How did we end up with the 'Very Fast Train' >as a name anyway. It sounds like 'The >Big Cow'; 'Big banana' or the 'Super bee'. ? Probably copied the French. TGV stands for Train a Grande Vitesse. Literally, train with big speed. ie Very Fast Train.