It was BR's Western Region that introduced 125mph to European railways on the grand scale when it launched its accelerated HST services in October 1976. True, France and Germany had been operating specified trains at up to 200km/h (124.3mph), but there were few of them. Back in the 1960s, the Deutsche Bundesbahn was experimenting with high-speed running between Munich and Augsburg; and, in the summer of 1967, the French entered the 200km/h dub - but with just one train daily in either direction. This was 'Le Capitole', named after the city hall and theatre in Toulouse, and leaving Paris Austerlitz at 18.00 each evening. Catering primarily for businessmen, 'Le Capitole' was first class only and was allowed to travel at 200km/h for more than 40 miles between Les Aubrais (Orleans) and Vierzon. With four intermediate stops, the Paris-Toulouse journey time was cut to six hours for the 443 miles.
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机译：正是在BR的西部地区于1976年10月推出加速HST服务时，才将125mph的速度引入了欧洲铁路。诚然，法国和德国一直以200 km / h（124.3mph）的速度运行特定火车，但是他们很少。早在1960年代，德国联邦铁路就在慕尼黑和奥格斯堡之间进行高速行驶试验。 1967年夏天，法国人进入了时速200公里的配音区，但每天只有一个方向的火车。这是“ Le Capitole”，以图卢兹的市政厅和剧院命名，每天晚上18.00离开巴黎Austerlitz。 “ Le Capitole”主要是为商务人士而设，仅是头等舱，它被允许以每小时200公里的速度在Les Aubrais（奥尔良）和Vierzon之间行驶40英里以上。在四个中间站的情况下，巴黎至图卢兹的旅行时间缩短至443英里，为六个小时。
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