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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

UNCOVERED: French train startup secures license to launch high speed rail competitor - Caught on Camera

An Avelia Horizon train at the Alstom plant - (AFP/Getty)

A French rail startup has secured an operating license to launch high-speed trains connecting cities from Paris.

Velvet, France’s first independent high-speed train operator, said it received approval from the country’s transport ministry to operate on Tuesday.

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