Two-thirds of the country's high-speed TGV trains were canceled.
The opening of the TGV-Est last month marked a huge change of heart for France.
The French TGV from Paris to Lyon, by contrast, runs at an average speed of 140mph.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy is due to arrive in Morocco to oversee the start of construction on a new TGV high-speed rail link.
上个月开通的TGV-Est标志着法兰西观念上的重大改变。
From Yokohama Ferry Terminal to the TGV stations of southern France; from Brisbane's South Bank to Copenhagen's city squares; and from Bristol's Legible City to cycling in Groningen– these are ideas in action.
But there is still money to be made, especially by the foreign firms that have provided the technology to allow China's trains to overtake Japan's bullet trains and France's TGV.
正如乘座过TGV的人那样，我会说它是一辆卓越的火车，并且它给法国乘客提供的巨大便利，可能使其相对来说的高造价变得合理并可以被人们所接受。
从横滨的渡轮站到法南的TGV车站，布里斯班南方银行到哥本哈根的城市广场，还有布里斯托可阅读的城市、本哈根骑脚踏车兜风…这都是理念的付诸行动。
