356mph now that's fast.

Started by F Body, April 03, 2007, 01:18:40 PM

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F Body

April 03, 2007, 01:18:40 PM
In a train
Gotta hand it to our Snail eating French friends, they have just broken the world train speed record at 356mph or 574kph

Sort of puts our dirty, late , slow , crashing trains down a peg or two doesn't it  

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).

The previous TGV record was 515km/h (320mph), set in 1990.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6521295.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6521295.stm

Note the Japenese trains are the Maglux ones without wheels - cheats !

Rob

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April 03, 2007, 02:03:24 PM
Alstom held a competition at work to be on the train at the time.

Fieldy

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April 03, 2007, 02:30:38 PM


Still wouldn't use it myself as that would involve going to France

FUBAR

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April 03, 2007, 04:32:38 PM
Shame all our tracks are too old & bendy... thats my impression anyway, however we have a couple of members on here in much better positions to comment on that than I am...

imagine going to Euston at over 350mph!
It's the time that we kill that keeps us alive...

Titsy

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April 03, 2007, 04:44:46 PM
Quoting: FUBAR
imagine going to Euston at over 350mph!


CMK to Euston in 9 Minutes...

ianjpage

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April 03, 2007, 05:11:13 PM
kewl thats some good speed..........wonder when ours go that quick lol!!
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