Date: 23/01/2017

The first high-speed trains in Africa are flashing along the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The French-made double-decker TGVs are being tested ahead of the launch of a flagship new line connecting Tangier with Morocco's economic capital Casablanca in 2018.

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Morocco gets Africa's first high-speed train

CNN

A $2 billion project will see 200-mph trains run from Tangier to Casablanca, cutting the journey time by more than half.