Final tests for world's fastest train

After setting the world rail speed record last year, French manufacturer Alstom's AGV train is undergoing a series of trial runs in the Czech countryside before it is sold to international clients

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[polipopix]

Maglev is a good idea but in Japan only. Because Japan is a "straight thin" island, where cities are settled in line from north to south and mostly on the east side, so a straight maglev-road from Hokkaido to Kyushu would be perfect in this configuration. Whereas Europe is a continent, this means you need to have flexibility, and a multi-way network. I used to live in Japan in 2001 just after Maglev starts up, and reach France in 2004, so I know what I am talking about.

[alpacks]

@dallaspolo maglev is not a train ...

you can't go anywhere with that other in his magnetic special line ... a train can go on all rail network ...

oh miracle ! tgv and agv can go on all rail network : like a real train ...

AGV is the real fatest train ... it's like it dude ...

maglev is just a toy with very expensive line just that ...

[alpacks]

@alpacks Last thing for robertdigital : i think you speak of US project to have high speed train in california ? HST california have problem to finish the financial files to can buy train and high speed rail network ... but i think they can finish to gather all money needed ...

but you dream dude, california never can to finance a maglev Los angeles --> san francisco lol ... have an little idea of Coc's of a maglev with his line ? it"s a ruin !

maglev is just a toy

[alpacks]

@alpacks maglev is not realist for real economic utilities ...

see maglev aroud the world to see reality with this poor gadget ... and his price !

i laugh when a i see poor argument like child when i read stupid people

[alpacks]

@RobertsDigital Lol maglev fan boy don't think with their brain ... maglev can only run on a magnet road without possible connection with a classic railraod ...

maglev is just a gadget for dumbass who want to spent billion dollars without real capacity of railroad network connexion ...

a TGV or AGV can go on ALL railroad easily and go out high speed rail for classic rail raod (to make departure on city without high speed rail)

[RobertsDigital]

@asdf36254 Dude you need to back up your statement with some evidence. A video perhaps showing a maglev blowing the whistle so that i can believe in your story.

Pigs dont fly & dont tell me they do...except if you have seen one and can prove it.

[vancanman2]

@Sqaaak I thought maglev trains do have wheels that retract once the train reaches a certain speed. Without wheels, what happens once the train slows and comes to a stop, it skids along the bottom of the train?

[Korales]

Let's wait for the japanese to reduce maglevs cost and then we'll steal the technology off of them. Nothing to see here, move on.

[RobertsDigital]

Sqaaak i think you french people should start building maglev trains...

TGV does not impress anyone these days as most countries across Europe and America have similar TGV-like trains. Most people are more impressed by Maglev technology and are looking forward to maglevs in their countries..

[artin74]

fastest best is in japan ..