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French Train Breaks Speed Record

Posted by Zonk on from the zooom dept.

Josh Fink writes "A French train on the TGV line has broken the wheeled train speed record - again. At a speed of 350 miles per hour, they came close to breaking the all time record of 361 miles per hour, held by a Japanese maglev train. It was last broken back in 1990. From the article: 'The TGV, short for "train a grande vitesse," as France's bullet trains are called, is made up of three double-decker cars between two engines. It has been equipped with larger wheels than the usual TGV to cover more ground with each rotation and a stronger, 25,000-horsepower engine, said Alain Cuccaroni, in charge of the technical aspects of testing.'"

2 of 612 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Retreat! by Conanymous+Award · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In post-WW Europe, speed records surrender to the French!

  2. I know Slashdot is USA-oriented, but still by Yvan256 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    350 miles per hour = 563.2704 kilometers per hour