The need for speed
By Michael J.W. Stickings
Pretty impressive: "A French high-speed train (TGV) has smashed the world record for a train on conventional rails by a big margin, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph)."
That's just 6.2 km/h shy of the overall train speed record set by Maglev, a Japanese magnetic levitation train, in 2003. And it's much, much faster than the 300 km/h level reached by TGV trains currently in service in France.
(The BBC article linked above includes video footage of the record-breaking run.)
Pretty impressive: "A French high-speed train (TGV) has smashed the world record for a train on conventional rails by a big margin, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph)."
That's just 6.2 km/h shy of the overall train speed record set by Maglev, a Japanese magnetic levitation train, in 2003. And it's much, much faster than the 300 km/h level reached by TGV trains currently in service in France.
(The BBC article linked above includes video footage of the record-breaking run.)
Labels: France, technology, trains
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