The British half of my family are so anti-French that they refuse to believe the TGV is faster than a Japanese bullet train. Irritates the hell out of me.
@2958456739 firstly, there are multiple measures to prevent ANYTHING from going on the track and if it did it would probably explode in guts and blood and cause some damage.
Decades ago, France was smart enough to invest millions and millions in a state of the art railway network, which means that today they have high speed rail on all major intercity lines. For example, the Paris - Lyons connection is so fast that people actually prefer the train over the aeroplane.
They have a pretty low pop. density (~250/sq mile) and have a few large cities with little in between, therefore they can build long straight lines with no need to stop. If you compare that to somewhere like England or the Netherlands you have high pop density and towns everywhere which means that when you try to build long straight lines you end up having to build through someone's house. It's a wonderful achievement!
HOLY SHIT!!! Jeez and i thought the one i went on in Beijing was fast. This son of a gun wow.... 1,000,000,000/5 stars... 357m.p.h.?!?!?!?!?!?! Thats crazy... I'd be so scared being on th eground like those people watching it go by... My pants would have been drenched... =D
Well great video btw..Hey post up one on the train in Beijing.. The one I was on... On average it's the fastest in the world. Not top speed but just normal speed.. wow it glides like water on glass. lol great vid!
The maglev goes 30 mph faster than this or something right? Thats kind of embarrasing considerding its a flying train and it goes hardly any faster than a regular train.
Yeah. I'm not a big fan of maglevs anyway. When I think of a train I think of flanged wheels on steel rails. Maglevs have the potential to go much faster but they haven't had as long to develop.
I saw a video on here of that same event where you can see how this train speeds next to a small jet aircraft from where some extra scenes from the air were shot.
Amazing thought! - The fact that you need a JET aircraft to cope with that train ^^
Guess a usual plane couldnt even reach half of that speed! haha
Hey thanxs for posting this one...Ive seen the other version and was always wondering what they where saying....and anyone else think the girl at the end looks like Tina Fay?
The interesting thing about this train of course is that it can change to different tracks - lets see a maglev 'train' go across some points - maglevs are good for fast airport shuttles and thats about it at the moment - this piece of track is the new one down to marseille - no?
Crikey! What scares me is the possibilty of stuff on the track. Animals, logs thrown by nice little 9-year old boys, suicides. I assume there are no "level crossings" on these tracks. If they had these in the USA, there would be someone stalling a school bus on the line weekly.
Probably so, but there is one crazy idea to put train into a vacuum tube under the surface of the ocean, train could reach over 800km/h, so who knows what we have in the future... =D
@BoomerNavy70 Not really. Your focus is private transportation. Some of Europe focuses on public transportation. Some of it focuses on private transportation. In Slavic Europe, there's no transportation at all!
I was on board when they did it... it was AMAIZIN'!!! I love speed! An' nothin' could have crossed the thracks... it's heavily fenced an' all. An' nothin' can stop a train at this kind o' speed! :)
is that how fast they always travel? cus i ride in that bitch all the time it only feels like about 120-140mph but 300plus no way, i think just did this to break a record i dont think go this fast everytime, or do they?
because the "difference between the speed of the train and the speed of the plane is low" ?????
NO, IT IS NOT. This is the top speed record of the train, 357mph, the average cruising speed of modern airliners ~0.75-0.85 mach. more than 500mph. The world air speed record stands at more than mach 10 by the Nasa scramjet.
Please look something up before leaving a retarded comment.
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1. i quoted you- "difference between the speed of the train and the speed of the plane is low" you obviously can't read what you typed less than a few days ago.
2. The scramjet is not an unmanned arial.
3. The plane that would be used to film something like this would have to make an effort to go SLOWER because of the low altitude.
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This looks very unsafe, with the electricity wire obviously not in a straight line... under strong wind conditions it would be seriously at risk of getting under the pantograph and causing problems.
The way Japanese do it looks much safer and it probably is. Oh, and by the way, it's quicker.
Edit: and this requires a very good line, it's almost certain that the train can be run at this kind of speed (350+ km/h) only on a few stretches of railroad.
For this kind of Highspeed train to exist here in the states,the rails have to be changed and the crossings would have to be eliminated.We have a bad habit of going around crossings when the gates come down.Anyone who lives here can testify to this.
The TGV only runs at full speed (300km/h (200m/h) on new high speed specification lines with no crossings and only very gentle curves. This is the main cost of the system. Public infrastructure is an investment that pays you back when well conceived.
Just like France, Germany and Japan, you have to make the investment in public infrastructure to make this happen: new lines without crossings or tight bends...
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I am guessing since the japaneese still use racist black caricatures in their animation as well as toys, that they just don't have the same respect for people of color. Its a shame really being 2008 and not 1958.Some correct me if I am wrong on this.
That's interesting, perhaps. Please tell us why Japanese people don't like Obama. And what is your own opinion (of the Japanese view and Obama himself). Thank you.
japanese or german maglev are not conventional trains. So TGV is the fastest train on conventional rail. Maglev is a new techology more expensive and wich have to prove the safety. TGV runs since 1981 without any accidents on high speed lines!TGV is safe and fast!
That thing was travelling at about the same speed as a BOAC Bristol Britannia transatlantic airliner of the 1950's - and would probably have outrun the earliest versions of the Spitfire . . .
I am a great admirer of sophisticated high speed rail transport, particularly Spain's AVE Alta Velocidad Española, the Shinkansen of Japan, and of course the TGV. Many enlightened people in CA have long desired such a system be put in place. Our vertically oriented state with population centers at both ends is ideally suited to it. Politically, however, moving us away from the automobile is challenging. Wish us luck. Maybe Obama can help.
He isnt republican and he is the opposite of Bush. So... we are all sick and ttired of seeing bullies ruling the world's only super power, moreover it is a good thing that minorities are represented now.
After 9-11, we had all the world's support, then lost it entirely with Bush and Iraq. The office of US President impacts every nation. A new leader, Obama, in a sense, could belong to all of us around the world. This is a man with a profound respect for the world outside our borders. The support of all internationals matter to us.
Spainish high speed train are "specials". AVE is a TGV technology, Velaro is german technology (ICE) and the spanish compagni Talgo build high speed trains too.
The TGV has been modified to go that fast. They use bigger wheels, different gearing, shorter trains, line voltage increased to 33,000 volts instead of 25,000 volts, etc to acheive that speed.
You mean it's fake ? Sure, everything was organised for a record attempt and commercial speed is lower : not more than 215 mph. But they don't have to change the wheels after every trip, as said by someone who liked to joke :-DDD
ahh well im happy with my 'rajdhani' and 'shatabdi' express trains in India(jus type on u-tube) tht do 110-120 mph(180kmph)...i mean they are 10-15 times longer with full load so tht aint bad at all n its India!! but kudos to d French, magnifique!
GTFO bugatti
toneykk 2 weeks ago
train 1 ..people falling on tracks 0 ..watch out the train is.....nevermind
SamiTM 2 weeks ago
wtf
emochick066 1 month ago
An absolutely amazing speed record!
AtleeDeltic 2 months ago
At the biggining the muppet said - the atmosphere here is electric (not deisel then)
billiamburrell 2 months ago
Could have borred the channel tunnel in one hit
billiamburrell 2 months ago
u crazy mexicans
mobeen1982 2 months ago
You know a train is fast when it sounds like a jet!
mastersgta1 3 months ago 4
@laurenfan4 It's just rarely the case that engineers are also notaries, therefore.
unnerum 4 months ago
Faster than a Bugatti :O
ThePPPTrainAndCarFan 5 months ago 4
@ThePPPTrainAndCarFan why does that suprise u? bugatti`s are shit
beechface1 4 months ago
The British half of my family are so anti-French that they refuse to believe the TGV is faster than a Japanese bullet train. Irritates the hell out of me.
RajahBrooke 7 months ago 7
What happens if a cow or deer wonders onto the track?
2958456739 10 months ago
@2958456739 firstly, there are multiple measures to prevent ANYTHING from going on the track and if it did it would probably explode in guts and blood and cause some damage.
TheChiefkim 10 months ago 3
@2958456739 thats called filet "entrecôte"
wullebulle123 7 months ago in playlist TGV World Speed Record
This brings new meaning to the phrase "haul ass"
PanzerVIZeke 10 months ago 4
imagine being run over by that...
damn ._.
ApathethicJustice 11 months ago 3
3:48 WOW
ronphlf 11 months ago
My guess is you can't open a window and stick your head out... haha.
On a 2nd note, ythey probably had to use a jet just to do the aerial footage. Helicopter would be too slow.
teamflail 1 year ago 6
We are to stupid when something comes this good. We pour our money into amtrek
which will never compare to this. This would create jobs building and maintaining
the special tracks needed for this. Wake up Congress. We need to progress,and
get people working again. Stop thinking about your perks, retirement, and yourself.
You sure don't listen to people. Maybe they will now?
Psyche777able 1 year ago 4
Phillip, are you with us Phillip!!!!! (4.35) You aren't slowing down!!!!, Oh my god!!!!. Watched too many disaster movies sorry.
recordsound 1 year ago
Sure does beat any train in the UK hands down. We have the proud record of the fastest conversion of delay turn cancellation in the whole of Europe!
ShaunnyBwoy 1 year ago 3
OMG at 3:38 it sounds like a fighter jet!
scooter39045 1 year ago 3
id like to see a mexican try and get a ride on that thing while its still going
comedyguy1262549 1 year ago 4
what we need in america we are way behind the french train amtrak is too slow
amtrc 1 year ago
Dead train!!!
YAKORIZM 1 year ago
Si ils mettaient 2 locomotives sur un train complet est-ce qu'ils arriveraient a rouler genre a 500km/h?
Battery9876 1 year ago
at 3:48 i shit my pants
k1171988 1 year ago 4
simplement incroyable!
maduran1776 1 year ago
is this in mph?
jkk45 1 year ago
FUcking California why can't we get our shit together. I am so frustrated by our public trans.
jimfont86 1 year ago 3
@jimfont86 Get a job, get a car.
UnrealGlider 1 year ago
cool!
Spybreak023 1 year ago 3
Hi to everybody... please, could you tell me which company manufactured the train, and Where is the company headquarters located ??
Please, i´ll thank you a lot... !!
HRODEBERT18 2 years ago
Alstom in La Rochelle
benoit91220 1 year ago 4
yeah lets see some crazy basterd get infront of that.
yellowcorba1 2 years ago
wow, what happened to the track in 1990?
kdum8 2 years ago
What a stunning machine, why are the french so good at trains?
Dopplershift 2 years ago 6
@Dopplershift
Decades ago, France was smart enough to invest millions and millions in a state of the art railway network, which means that today they have high speed rail on all major intercity lines. For example, the Paris - Lyons connection is so fast that people actually prefer the train over the aeroplane.
ChrJahnsen 2 years ago 8
also @Dopplershift:
They have a pretty low pop. density (~250/sq mile) and have a few large cities with little in between, therefore they can build long straight lines with no need to stop. If you compare that to somewhere like England or the Netherlands you have high pop density and towns everywhere which means that when you try to build long straight lines you end up having to build through someone's house. It's a wonderful achievement!
11235RS 2 years ago 4
any chance to get these on the chingford liverpool street line?
finneyno7 2 years ago 10
galaxy express 999 goes faster.
kalish86 2 years ago
HOLY SHIT!!! Jeez and i thought the one i went on in Beijing was fast. This son of a gun wow.... 1,000,000,000/5 stars... 357m.p.h.?!?!?!?!?!?! Thats crazy... I'd be so scared being on th eground like those people watching it go by... My pants would have been drenched... =D
Well great video btw..Hey post up one on the train in Beijing.. The one I was on... On average it's the fastest in the world. Not top speed but just normal speed.. wow it glides like water on glass. lol great vid!
Suckmykiss20 2 years ago 10
Imagine waiting for that at a crossing.
kcj1993 2 years ago 10
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my grandma sits down faster than this.
BOOOOORING! not fast enuff... JAPAN FTW!
YonOtto 2 years ago
The maglev goes 30 mph faster than this or something right? Thats kind of embarrasing considerding its a flying train and it goes hardly any faster than a regular train.
gp40mc 2 years ago 5
The maglev record is only 4 mph faster, actually... Stick to wheels? ; )
tgv150 2 years ago 2
Yeah. I'm not a big fan of maglevs anyway. When I think of a train I think of flanged wheels on steel rails. Maglevs have the potential to go much faster but they haven't had as long to develop.
gp40mc 2 years ago
@tgv150 Yes especially since maglev "tracks" cost many times more to install.
TheGordonizer 1 year ago 3
@TheGordonizer yeah its twice as much. japan were planning to convert one of their lines to maglev, but it would cost £25bn
tLlXenonFire 1 year ago
tgv duplex maan cant beat it
suncoolclose 2 years ago 14
I saw a video on here of that same event where you can see how this train speeds next to a small jet aircraft from where some extra scenes from the air were shot.
Amazing thought! - The fact that you need a JET aircraft to cope with that train ^^
Guess a usual plane couldnt even reach half of that speed! haha
romikov1989 2 years ago 16
3:50 the best bit
tengy1988 2 years ago 18
to people who wonder why it sounds like a plane :
it's an electric train, it's almost completely silent, so you just hear the sound of wind, and the sound of iron wheels on the rails
Quentin77170 2 years ago 13
awesom
jmjps1 2 years ago
Hey thanxs for posting this one...Ive seen the other version and was always wondering what they where saying....and anyone else think the girl at the end looks like Tina Fay?
worlock1422 2 years ago 12
frogs legs
007bondspy 2 years ago 3
Frog's wheels :)
LMB222 2 years ago 22
Simply great.
diverse01 2 years ago 11
damn
mouserorignal 2 years ago 8
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Vaccum Mag Lev>TGV
bettertobealive 2 years ago
Maglev is dead. I recently took the image down the wall in your department. I work in superconductors physics.
LMB222 2 years ago 5
3:50 Holly crap, it sounded just as a fighter! =P
danielconde13 2 years ago 5
it's normal : it's the sound of the airplane who filming the TGV
nulos00 2 years ago
what if they hit a deer?
mxracer150r 2 years ago
they would pull over, check the dent in the front bumper, swear loudly and then drive off without removing the deer from the tracks
andyg256 2 years ago
I remember Hong Kong newreporter report that the power of TGV engine is 50000 horsepower. F1 is 2500 HS . Alexander Dennis Bus is 340 HS ..
pmame32 2 years ago 6
The banking transition at 2:06 was a way faster and the drivers actually slowed down the train to 538s from 539s.
manujarch 2 years ago
What's funny is that it takes a relatively quick plane to keep up with this; the fastest helicopters only barely reach 200mph.
tjl7321 3 years ago 11
The interesting thing about this train of course is that it can change to different tracks - lets see a maglev 'train' go across some points - maglevs are good for fast airport shuttles and thats about it at the moment - this piece of track is the new one down to marseille - no?
Treefrog2020 3 years ago 12
No, it's the newer one over to Alsace-Lorraine but it won't go all the way to Strousberg until something like 2014.
ecwforever 3 years ago 8
Yeah. Future on a existing and proven technology.
manujarch 2 years ago 8
"Strasbourg" :)
kapatou 2 years ago
how much is this in km/h?
tasinhoschenker 3 years ago
the tgv uses electricity never gas
rapper250 3 years ago 4
nuclear electricity no less!
ADSRM 3 years ago
YAY!!! I'm so proud to be french right now :)
I ride those TGVs twice a month to visit my father and it's awesome!
MyWorldisFantasy 3 years ago 11
very nice the speed of the train thanks this test all the engineers and other team workers
ocasonic 3 years ago 11
Crikey! What scares me is the possibilty of stuff on the track. Animals, logs thrown by nice little 9-year old boys, suicides. I assume there are no "level crossings" on these tracks. If they had these in the USA, there would be someone stalling a school bus on the line weekly.
Gruntol5 3 years ago 7
yay, california is getting one!
misfit422 3 years ago 3
yay! California are always on the forefront to get new technology! How come?
Oualtaire 2 years ago
what kind of wheels are on that train to withstand such rotating forces?
al1500321 3 years ago
the same than on other tgv(made in france) just bigger size to limit the rotation of the engine..
benoit91220 3 years ago 10
what type of alloy?
al1500321 3 years ago
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Eh, nothing compared to airplanes which don't need tracks.
choidj 3 years ago
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Eh, something compared to airplanes which need lots of gas, and costly
sammydenyc 3 years ago
this train ould do 600kmph with a new system of electricity catchment
benoit91220 3 years ago 2
so fast!! but i also love the n700 series of the japanese.
jairus1230 3 years ago 8
SNCF and ALSTOM are Grand Masters of high-speed rail
benoit91220 3 years ago 10
very cool
airplanes are still better
but still cool
Automobile577 3 years ago 2
Actually, trains are faster in shorter distances, say below 500km.
suharinos 3 years ago 9
well yeah because you don't have to take off and all, but cross country flights airplanes are probably the way to go
Automobile577 3 years ago 3
Probably so, but there is one crazy idea to put train into a vacuum tube under the surface of the ocean, train could reach over 800km/h, so who knows what we have in the future... =D
suharinos 3 years ago
maybe
Automobile577 3 years ago
insidz flights are so pointless in france though.
MyWorldisFantasy 3 years ago 12
In speed maybe (and yet only slightly) but this is powered by electricity... Get my point?! ;-)
Oualtaire 2 years ago 5
We Americans could take some lessons from the French and Europeans when it comes to transportation.
BoomerNavy70 3 years ago 57
@BoomerNavy70 Not really. Your focus is private transportation. Some of Europe focuses on public transportation. Some of it focuses on private transportation. In Slavic Europe, there's no transportation at all!
Cainus44 1 year ago
COOL
COOL2802 3 years ago 5
the company alstom makes amtrak acelas
bmxboy2468 3 years ago 4
I was on board when they did it... it was AMAIZIN'!!! I love speed! An' nothin' could have crossed the thracks... it's heavily fenced an' all. An' nothin' can stop a train at this kind o' speed! :)
Doomsdaytroop 3 years ago 2
what if someone would have crossed the traks ? how could have they stoped the train then?
nittzzu 3 years ago
It would be the best crash cought on camera in the history of mankind.
byrkkis 3 years ago 6
Why would they bother stopping it? :P
grywacz 3 years ago
amtrak sucks!!
tied2dye 3 years ago
WOW! I would LOVE to get one in HO Scale! ^__^
Modeltrainguy 3 years ago 2
The amazing thing is that this is on an everyday railway !
ALLDALI 3 years ago 4
150 meters per second. That's over 450 ft, much longer than an American football field. Incredible!
kwb65 3 years ago 4
at 574.8kmph it is in reality 160 meters per seconds..
benoit91220 3 years ago 2
wow
bradleigh10 3 years ago 3
is that how fast they always travel? cus i ride in that bitch all the time it only feels like about 120-140mph but 300plus no way, i think just did this to break a record i dont think go this fast everytime, or do they?
gixxer450 3 years ago
No, they run up to 320 normally, depending on the track.
TheOrangeFrog 3 years ago 2
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Lol. so may speed records, this one just looks so slow.
99draiwil 3 years ago
please just keep your stupid sentences for u!
when an english man say something bad about French hight speed train it make me smile..just look at your poor train!!
benoit91220 3 years ago 3
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I dont care about English or French trains, Trains are fucking slow, thats why I said that.
99draiwil 3 years ago
its' because the difference between the speed of the train and the speed of the plane is low.
If it passes near you, you'll see the speed.
Axatar 3 years ago
because the "difference between the speed of the train and the speed of the plane is low" ?????
NO, IT IS NOT. This is the top speed record of the train, 357mph, the average cruising speed of modern airliners ~0.75-0.85 mach. more than 500mph. The world air speed record stands at more than mach 10 by the Nasa scramjet.
Please look something up before leaving a retarded comment.
99draiwil 3 years ago
Did I talk about plane speed records?
No.
I think you have misunderstood my statement.
I was talking about the DIFFERENCE between the TGV's speed and the filming plane's speed.
The lower the difference the lees you can see how fast the train goes.
I don't see how a Mach 10 UAV will help us in the near future. :)
Axatar 3 years ago 2
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1. i quoted you- "difference between the speed of the train and the speed of the plane is low" you obviously can't read what you typed less than a few days ago.
2. The scramjet is not an unmanned arial.
3. The plane that would be used to film something like this would have to make an effort to go SLOWER because of the low altitude.
Silly french train-lover.
99draiwil 3 years ago
maglev is not a train but sustentation magnetic engine.....
tonitoni53 3 years ago 2
brillant video, vive le france tres magnifiqou,and how can the japanese be faster if this is the worlds speed record for rail,unsure of maglev
currawongee 3 years ago
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This looks very unsafe, with the electricity wire obviously not in a straight line... under strong wind conditions it would be seriously at risk of getting under the pantograph and causing problems.
The way Japanese do it looks much safer and it probably is. Oh, and by the way, it's quicker.
kintverbal 3 years ago
Edit: and this requires a very good line, it's almost certain that the train can be run at this kind of speed (350+ km/h) only on a few stretches of railroad.
kintverbal 3 years ago
Most of french highspeed-tracks are able to be taken with this speed.
TheOrangeFrog 3 years ago
Guy, speak of things you know, french built specials lines for this train, thousands of KM.
houlala16 3 years ago 3
japneses can do any thing its a prove
tahashahbaz 3 years ago
You can actually hear it tearing through the air at 3:51!!!
FrankiEmo92 3 years ago
WOW! Having heard the English Version...I'm still impressed - and now speechless! A Truly Spectacular Train Ride! WOW! O__O
Modeltrainguy 3 years ago 3
The maglev is not a train by definition.
Lanfeust717 3 years ago 3
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This is only the fastest conventional train the Japanese Maglev is the fastest train at 581km/h.
GerhardinOz 3 years ago
yes but the tgv is in operation everyday since 27 years not like the maglev who is just a "test" at this time...
benoit91220 3 years ago 3
actually the maglev is pretty widely used in the far east...
jimmehrhoads 3 years ago
work on your train english guy you have to!
benoit91220 3 years ago 2
the maglev is not conventionnel train but train by magnetic sustentation
tgv is réally train
tonitoni53 3 years ago 2
do a flip!
Mustacio 3 years ago
how does the chopper keep up
OrioThyGrim 3 years ago 2
It's a jet plane, that's how! :) :)
tgv150 3 years ago
lol
OrioThyGrim 3 years ago
i would not want to be playing on those tracks!
lol
that is fast
respect to the french!
jkorte666 3 years ago 14
For this kind of Highspeed train to exist here in the states,the rails have to be changed and the crossings would have to be eliminated.We have a bad habit of going around crossings when the gates come down.Anyone who lives here can testify to this.
smoothie6ft3 3 years ago 5
I agree we all think the train is moving slow when its not its going at 70 mph STOP LOOK AND LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!
Inuyasha4lif 3 years ago 4
The TGV only runs at full speed (300km/h (200m/h) on new high speed specification lines with no crossings and only very gentle curves. This is the main cost of the system. Public infrastructure is an investment that pays you back when well conceived.
kenjryker 3 years ago 2
FUCK YEAH
LUEsho 3 years ago
I suspect that could be the case among Japanese. What do you think innpressTV?
tobie9000 3 years ago
There are not enough straightaways and too many crossings to pull that off here in the states.Would be an insurance nightmare.
smoothie6ft3 3 years ago
Just like France, Germany and Japan, you have to make the investment in public infrastructure to make this happen: new lines without crossings or tight bends...
kenjryker 3 years ago 3
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I am guessing since the japaneese still use racist black caricatures in their animation as well as toys, that they just don't have the same respect for people of color. Its a shame really being 2008 and not 1958.Some correct me if I am wrong on this.
smoothie6ft3 3 years ago
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and TGV can not run in Japan.
Because it's very very old technology in safety and noisey and vibration and so on.
innpressTV 4 years ago
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The World Record is Japanese Train 581km/h
2009 720km/h That's all
Japanese people doesnt support Obama at all.
innpressTV 4 years ago
That's interesting, perhaps. Please tell us why Japanese people don't like Obama. And what is your own opinion (of the Japanese view and Obama himself). Thank you.
thewhitebarrywhite 4 years ago
Japanese love Obama. I live in Japan and everywhere is Obama mania.
kdum8 2 years ago
The World Record is Japanese Train
581km/h
innpressTV 4 years ago
japanese or german maglev are not conventional trains. So TGV is the fastest train on conventional rail. Maglev is a new techology more expensive and wich have to prove the safety. TGV runs since 1981 without any accidents on high speed lines!TGV is safe and fast!
romjek 4 years ago 2
the highest speed reading i saw was 574.7 kilometres per hour.....
gulfrazthehunk1 4 years ago
only flashed it twice
SoundsFantastic 4 years ago
France championne du monde
France world champion
Silvio823 4 years ago 3
loooooooooooooooooool
pour une fois...
Fredelatorsion 4 years ago
Holy God!! THAT'S FAST!!!
That thing was travelling at about the same speed as a BOAC Bristol Britannia transatlantic airliner of the 1950's - and would probably have outrun the earliest versions of the Spitfire . . .
Inkyminkyzizwoz 4 years ago 6
they took away Concorde and all the french have left to play with is their trains. see what happens?
thewhitebarrywhite 4 years ago
TGVs are sold in many countries and YOUR country, USA want to buy some(California). HAHA
houlala16 4 years ago
I am a great admirer of sophisticated high speed rail transport, particularly Spain's AVE Alta Velocidad Española, the Shinkansen of Japan, and of course the TGV. Many enlightened people in CA have long desired such a system be put in place. Our vertically oriented state with population centers at both ends is ideally suited to it. Politically, however, moving us away from the automobile is challenging. Wish us luck. Maybe Obama can help.
thewhitebarrywhite 4 years ago 6
The entire world wish you luck, and wish Obama WILL help.
galinaloca 4 years ago
How do the French like Obama?
thewhitebarrywhite 4 years ago
He isnt republican and he is the opposite of Bush. So... we are all sick and ttired of seeing bullies ruling the world's only super power, moreover it is a good thing that minorities are represented now.
galinaloca 4 years ago
After 9-11, we had all the world's support, then lost it entirely with Bush and Iraq. The office of US President impacts every nation. A new leader, Obama, in a sense, could belong to all of us around the world. This is a man with a profound respect for the world outside our borders. The support of all internationals matter to us.
thewhitebarrywhite 4 years ago 4
Spainish high speed train are "specials". AVE is a TGV technology, Velaro is german technology (ICE) and the spanish compagni Talgo build high speed trains too.
romjek 3 years ago 4
i like.
UlvYngling 4 years ago 2
l'europa è l'unica che sta veramente facendo progressi.
davidtheguitarman 4 years ago 4
The TGV has been modified to go that fast. They use bigger wheels, different gearing, shorter trains, line voltage increased to 33,000 volts instead of 25,000 volts, etc to acheive that speed.
wawonia 4 years ago 2
Yes but here that s not a TGV but an AGV, so they use the futur AGV tech who will run at 360KM/h in 2009 to to this test.
houlala16 4 years ago
this is tunning mate. lol...
taludolife 4 years ago
You mean it's fake ? Sure, everything was organised for a record attempt and commercial speed is lower : not more than 215 mph. But they don't have to change the wheels after every trip, as said by someone who liked to joke :-DDD
Fredelatorsion 4 years ago
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uisquebeatha 4 years ago
What sort of plane have they got to follow this train???
kickupdust 4 years ago
Definitely a jet plane: not sure what make, though! ;) Can see it briefly in a few frames on some of the other clips. ^^
tgv150 4 years ago
ahh well im happy with my 'rajdhani' and 'shatabdi' express trains in India(jus type on u-tube) tht do 110-120 mph(180kmph)...i mean they are 10-15 times longer with full load so tht aint bad at all n its India!! but kudos to d French, magnifique!
demurgetroid 4 years ago