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TGV world train speed record 3/4/2007 357mph English version

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(English video version)French TGV world speed record of 3rd April 2007 (574.8 kilometres per hour / 357 miles per hour).(Previous official speed record for a train running on rails was 515.3 kmph, set in France in 1990; other unofficial records & maglev world record at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L... )The special train, called V150 (velocity 150 meters/second), is an enhanced version of trains that will run on the Paris-Strasbourg line from June 2007.The V150 was made up of two normal cars that will run on the eastern TGV track and three double-decker carriages and can develop over 25,000 horsepower, twice that of a conventional TGV.Record was set between Preny, near Metz in the east of France, and Bezannes near Reims.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: tgv150

Length: 05:44
Rating: 4.81
Views: 242511

Tags: 2007  english  france  language  locomotive  record  sncf  speed  tgv  train  v150  world  

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misfit422 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yay, california is getting one!
al1500321 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
what type of alloy?
benoit91220 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
the same than on other tgv(made in france) just bigger size to limit the rotation of the engine..
al1500321 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
what kind of wheels are on that train to withstand such rotating forces?
choidj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Eh, nothing compared to airplanes which don't need tracks.
benoit91220 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this train ould do 600kmph with a new system of electricity catchment
jairus1230 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
so fast!! but i also love the n700 series of the japanese.
benoit91220 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
SNCF and ALSTOM are Grand Masters of high-speed rail
stevieg1483 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Amazing train.
grywacz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Why would they bother stopping it? :P

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