Photos: Train breaks world's speed record on rails
The French-made V150 was faster than a speeding Bullet (train, that is) as it reached a speed of 574.8 kilometers (357 miles) per hour breaking the world speed record on rails. Alstom Transport, Reseau Ferre de France and the French railway system SNCF partnered in developing the record-breaking train.
The fastest train ever clocked was the Maglev from Japan, which hit a speed of 361 mph in 2003. However, the Maglev uses electromagnetic technology so the train never touches the rails.
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 Fantabuloussandeep.s.thakkar@... | 04/04/07 |
| A Speeding Bullet moving with the trainonefocus99@... | 04/06/07 |
| Somebody has their numbers wrongdymgarcia@... | 04/09/07 |
 On Railsastewart@... | 04/09/07 |
 So Maglev gets the cigar!AntiM$ | 04/10/07 |
 ...and with passengers?braddles | 04/10/07 |
| This train would never reach such speeds here in the USAWhy Me Worry? | 04/10/07 |
| It probably could haul those (fat) arsesbraddles | 04/11/07 |
| there were passengers!PhilippeV | 04/11/07 |
| No one got the numbers wrongtovishal@... | 04/10/07 |
| Lost in translation?techrepublic2@... | 04/10/07 |
| Another Useless of A LossJohnnySacks | 04/10/07 |
| New dangerschas_2 | 04/10/07 |
| Thoughts from an Ex-Railroaderdes949penn@... | 04/11/07 |
| Excellent analysis, thank you!chas_2 | 04/11/07 |
| Stupid! No such dangers with TGV.PhilippeV | 04/11/07 |
| Some Additonal Backgrounddes949penn@... | 04/12/07 |
| Soyez gentil! Je ne suis pas "stupid!"chas_2 | 04/18/07 |
