TGV world train speed record 3/4/2007 357mph English version

(English video version)

French TGV world speed record of 3rd April 2007 (574.8 kilometres per hour / 357 miles per hour).

(Previous official speed record for a train running on rails was 515.3 kmph, set in France in 1990; other unofficial records & maglev world record at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record_for_railed_vehicles )

The special train, called V150 (velocity 150 meters/second), is an enhanced version of trains that will run on the Paris-Strasbourg line from June 2007.

The V150 was made up of two normal cars that will run on the eastern TGV track and three double-decker carriages and can develop over 25,000 horsepower, twice that of a conventional TGV.

Record was set between Preny, near Metz in the east of France, and Bezannes near Reims.

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[LMB222]

Frog's wheels :)

[tengy1988]

3:50 the best bit

[toneykk]

GTFO bugatti

[SamiTM]

train 1 ..people falling on tracks 0 ..watch out the train is.....nevermind

[emochick066]

wtf

[AtleeDeltic]

An absolutely amazing speed record!

[billiamburrell]

At the biggining the muppet said - the atmosphere here is electric (not deisel then)

[billiamburrell]

Could have borred the channel tunnel in one hit

[mobeen1982]

u crazy mexicans

[mastersgta1]

You know a train is fast when it sounds like a jet!

[beechface1]

@ThePPPTrainAndCarFan why does that suprise u? bugatti`s are shit

[unnerum]

@laurenfan4 It's just rarely the case that engineers are also notaries, therefore.