TGV world record UK news mashup

On April 3rd 2007 a French TGV set a new world record for the fastest conventional train on rails and almost beat the JR Mag-Lev MX01 record of 361mph.

On the same day, Network Rail in the UK announced that it was investing over £2 billion in the network to build new car parks, lengthen platforms and increase speeds (although to nothing near the TGV).

It should be noted that the main news section was sourced from Channel 4 News with Jon Snow on 2007/04/03. The main story is very erroneous, particularly relating to top speeds in the UK and France and the fact that the TGV is not called a 'bullet train' as referred to in the piece. However Channel 4 News was the most insightful of all the news outlets in the UK.

News sourced from the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky News

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[ITW84]

also the train that broke the record was only 2 powerunits and a measurement carridge

the real thing will have more carridges that that surely

[samsoir]

The unit was a highly modified TGV POS unit using Duplex (dual floor) carriages rather than the traditional. There were three Duplex carriages sandwiched between two TGV POS powercars. Two of the bogies of the three carriages had new AGV powered bodies, making the total number of powered bogies six rather than four. This was not in any way a standard TGV unit, but was testing all sorts of differing TGV components.

[ITW84]

isnt there a section on the ecml thats got a 140mph limit

[samsoir]

Apparently it has, although I haven't found out where it is yet (checking Wikipedia as I write this).

I'll look into it and update this discussion.

[t5239857289578947594]

Didn't the Maglev go 581km/h

??????

[samsoir]

Yeah, 361mph is 581km/h as I stated in my description. News reporters are notoriously bad at getting their facts right however and the Channel 4 report has lots of errors in it.

[magicpixel]

Maglev runs on magnetic track, while this was the record on classic rail.

[cattleman6420012000]

A wonderful achievement by the French.

[alpacks]

to go in of of 600 km / h there is only the principle of train has magnetic levitation for the conventional trains has wheel on rail 600 km / h a barrier should stay, has less to feed the train by rails with electricity

as some metro in the world, but the feeding by rails is hardly viable only on small networks shod by the big cities in tunnel, in outside on long distance this would be too dear and too much loss in watt by rails

[alpacks]

falsehoods, a lot engineer participated in France has this record, even international specialists belong tilted there, problem is that in of of 600 km / h the train goes more quickly than the wave which moves in the electrical line of contact of feeding by space of wave

in of of 600 km / h the train loses therefore systematically electrical contact! veils alstom why does not want to approach 580-590 by security

[marcelgambier]

the overhead lines have a current that goes at a speed of about 610kmh, if the train gets to close to that speed, it would damage the pantograph and the wire by destroying both. the more you pull the wire tight the faster the current will go. in the futur, tgv will easily go at 650kmh...

[UFOSIG]

John Snow asks the question why are French trains 3 times faster than British ones. I would hazard a guess that it is partly because France is far more than 3 times BIGGER that the UK! So it therefore takes longer to get around there and the necesity for speed is pronounced.

[mikeybrumbrum]

It is OBVIOUS whats happening.

They Royals of Europe (who control all the banks) have created thei "credit cruch" and blamed it on us,.

They created it by inflating house values, whihc will now drop. However, WE still owe THEM the money for our over inflated houses, and they are takign it back form the govts.

THIS is their foinal payoff. They can NEVER lose form now on, snce thye own more cash and gold than anyone could ever match.

The Bank wins again !!

G Brown really is one of them !

[ilfen5701]

vive la france

[economistfury]

common its not the end of the world

[wdielwlairajmd]

Double deckers are no good. Dwell times at stations go up, as there are fewer doors per passengers. As well as this, every bridge would need raising - a waste of cash!

[ACranesvideos]

It realy is a great shame to see that Britain once used to lead the world in rail travel for speed especially, and to now see other countries innovating our inventions and leading us in rail travel!

[nbarrett100]

We could destroy the north south divide with high speed rail. imagine getting no Newcastle in 90 minutes. Lets do it for the environment. Just Look at the success of eurostar.