High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London

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For those countries that previously did not have operating high speed rail, the concept to first service varies. For example, in the case of France, TGV was first proposed in 1966, approved in 1974, and the first train rolled in 1981. Japan first proposed high speed rail in the 1930s, approved Shinkansen in 1958 and the first train rolled in 1964.