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Anyone give me information about fastest train in France [445km/h]? |
Travel Info Anyone give me information about fastest train in France [445km/h]? Travel Tips I agree with the people who say the record speed is now much higher than 445 km/h. The only thing I can add is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high-speed_... Others There is an interesting tool you can use. Its called the internet. I know you know about it already... but I dont think you realize it contains more than just yahoo answers. now it is 574.8 km/hr is the fastest one.* France broke the world speed record on rails on Tuesday by creating the world鈥檚 fastest train. And the new record is expected to guild France鈥檚 image in the expanding market for high-speed technology as countries including China turn to bullet trains. The black-and-chrome train broke the 515.3 km per hour speed record created by a French train in 1990. The specially designed train was outfitted to reach up to 540 kilometre per hour, about the speed of a short-distance freight propeller plane. The TGV as France's bullet trains are called, are made up of three double-decker cars between two engines. France is known for many things, but one of its better-kept secrets is that it is a world leader in rail transport technology. (Railfans know this, but most of the general public does not.) The flagship of French rail technology is the TGV or Train 脿 Grande Vitesse (鈥淗igh-Speed Train鈥?, the world鈥檚 fastest train. TGVs regularly run at 300 km/h in normal service on some lines. And even this high speed is well below the TGV鈥檚 limits: the TGV holds the world鈥檚 record for speed on rails of 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), or roughly half the speed of sound. |
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