The french TGV (train à grande vitesse, High speed train) sets a new conventional rail record, with a speed of 574.8 kmh. The record was established on April 3,2007, surpassing the previous record of 1990 (515.3kmh). The train is a special tgv, named V150 (for 150 met/sec, ca. 540kmh)with a souded-up engine (25,000hp, like two F1 starting grids), and larger wheels. This is a test run, in order to make the train able to run at a 360+ kph in commercial services. Coverage of the final sequence is provided by a plane. The speedmeter show a speed computed via GPS, explaining the difference (0.1kph) with the actual speed.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 10:16:47 +0000
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