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Determination of the fastest rail vehicle in the world varies depending on the definition of "rail".
Official absolute world record for conventional train is held by the French TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse). In April 2007, a specially tuned train, reduced to 3 cars with higher voltage, broke the world record, reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph).
The world record for non-conventional train is held by the experimental Japanese JR-Maglev, having achieved 581 km/h (361 mph) on a magnetic-levitation track.
Unmanned rocket sleds that ride on rails have reached over 10,400 km/h (6,460 mph), equivalent to Mach 8.5.
The fastest manned rail vehicle was a manned rocket sled, that travelled at 1,017 km/h (632 mph).
World Speed Record
editLegend :
- R (Record) :
- Arr (Arrangement) : Disposition and number of elements forming the train.
- Loc (One locomotive pulling one or more cars)
- Multi (Multi Motorized Elements)
- Single (Single rail vehicle).
- Power (Power) : Electric DC, Electric AC, Triphase, Steam, Diesel, Propeller, Jet, Turbine.
- S (State) : P (Prototype), U (Unmodified), ? (Unknown), T (Tuned)
Styles :
[Official World Speed Record] -
[Record holder in its category] -
[Unofficial claimed record]
Conventional Wheeled
editAbsolute World Speed Record
editR. | Speed | Date | Line | Country | Train | Arr. | Power | S | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
574.8 km/h (357 mph) | 2007-04-03 | LGV Est | France | SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4402 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers. Conventional wheeled absolute record.[1] | |
515.3 km/h (320 mph) | 1990-05-18 | LGV Atlantique | France | SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers. Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
482.4 km/h (300 mph) | 1989-12-05 | LGV Atlantique | France | SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers. Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
408.4 km/h (254 mph) | 1988-12-12 | LGV Sud-Est | France | SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 88 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
406.9 km/h (253 mph) | 1988-05-01 | Hanovre – Wurtzbourg HSL | West Germany | InterCityExperimental (ICE-V) | Multi | Elec. AC | P | Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
[2] | 380 km/h (236 mph) | 1981-02-26 | LGV Sud-Est | France | SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 16 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Conventional wheeled absolute record. |
331 km/h (206 mph) | 1955-03-29 | "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax | France | Jeumont-Schneider BB 9004 | Loc | Elec. DC | T | Official Conventional wheeled absolute record, pulling 3 cars. See: fr:BB 9003-9004 [3] | |
320.6 km/h (199 mph) | 1955-03-28 | "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax | France | Alstom CC 7107 | Loc | Elec. DC | T | Conventional wheeled absolute record. See: fr:CC 7100 | |
243 km/h (151 mph) | 1954-02-21 | Between Dijon and Beaune | France | Alstom CC 7121 | Loc | Elec. DC | U | Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
230.2 km/h (143 mph) | 1931-06-21 | Berlin - Hamburg | Germany | Schienenzeppelin | Single | Propeller | P | Propeller-pushed railcar with a gasoline (petrol) aero engine.
Absolute record. Engine by BMW. | |
210.2 km/h (131 mph) | 1903-10-28 | Between Marienfelde and Zossen | Germany | AEG Drehstrom-Triebwagen | Multi | Triphase | P | Many sources say 27 October. Absolute record. | |
203 km/h (126 mph) | 1903-10-06 | Between Marienfelde and Zossen | Germany | Siemens & Halske Drehstrom-Triebwagen | Multi | Triphase | P | Some sources say 7 October, others say 200.99 km/h or an improbable 213 km/h.[7][8][9]. | |
162.5 km/h (101 mph) | 1901 | Between Marienfelde and Zossen | Germany | Siemens & Halske Drehstrom | Multi | Triphase | P | Some sources say 160 or 162 km/h. de:Königlich Preussische Militär-Eisenbahn[10] | |
145 km/h (90 mph) | 1895-08-22 | UK | LNWR No. 790 Hardwicke | Loc | Steam | U | Maximum speed claimed, although average speed record was authenticated. | ||
131.6 km/h (82 mph) | 1854-06 | UK | Bristol & Exeter Railway #41 | Loc | Steam | U | Broad gauge | ||
125.6 km/h (78 mph) | 1850 | UK | Great Britain | Loc | Steam | U | 80 mph claimed | ||
96.6 km/h (60 mph) | 1848 | USA | Boston and Maine Railroad Antelope | Loc | Steam | U | First authenticated 60 mph, 26 miles in 26 minutes. | ||
48 km/h (30 mph) | 1830 | UK | Stephenson's Rocket | Loc | Steam | U | |||
24 km/h (15 mph) | 1825 | UK | Locomotion No. 1 | Loc | Steam | U | |||
8 km/h (5 mph) | 1804-02-21 | UK | Richard Trevithick's world's first railway steam locomotive | Loc | Steam | U |
Full List
editR. | Speed | Date | Line | Country | Train | Arr. | Power | S | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
574.8 km/h (357 mph) | 2007-04-03 | LGV Est | France | SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4402 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers. Conventional wheeled absolute record.[1] | |
515.3 km/h (320 mph) | 1990-05-18 | LGV Atlantique | France | SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers. Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
487.3 km/h (303 mph) | 2010-12-03 | Beijing–Shanghai HSR | China | CRH380BL | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Claimed by company. 16-car trainset[11] | |
486.1 km/h (302 mph) | 2010-12-03 | Beijing–Shanghai HSR | China | CRH380AL | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Claimed by company. 16-car trainset, near Sùzhōu [12] | |
482.4 km/h (300 mph) | 1989-12-05 | LGV Atlantique | France | SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers. Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
416.6 km/h (259 mph) | 2010-09-28 | Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR | China | CRH380A | Multi | Elec. AC | U | Claimed by company. [13] | |
408.4 km/h (254 mph) | 1988-12-12 | LGV Sud-Est | France | SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 88 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
406.9 km/h (253 mph) | 1988-05-01 | Hanovre – Wurtzbourg HSL | West Germany | InterCityExperimental (ICE-V) | Multi | Elec. AC | P | Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
403.7 km/h (251 mph) | 2006-07-15 | Guadalajara-Calatayud, | Spain | Siemens Velaro E (AVE S-103) | Multi | Elec. AC | U | 15-16 July [14][15] | |
[16] | 380 km/h (236 mph) | 1981-02-26 | LGV Sud-Est | France | SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 16 | Multi | Elec. AC | T | Conventional wheeled absolute record. |
357 km/h (222 mph) | 2006-09-02 | Nuremberg-Munich high-speed rail line | Germany | Siemens Eurosprinter ES64U4 No. 1216 050-5 | Loc | Elec. AC | ? | Claimed by manufacturer. On Nuremberg-Munich high-speed rail line, locomotive owned by ÖBB. Pulling only one car.[17] | |
331 km/h (206 mph) | 1955-03-29 | "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax | France | Jeumont-Schneider BB 9004 | Loc | Elec. DC | T | Official Conventional wheeled absolute record, pulling 3 cars. See: fr:BB 9003-9004 [18] | |
320.6 km/h (199 mph) | 1955-03-28 | "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax | France | Alstom CC 7107 | Loc | Elec. DC | T | Conventional wheeled absolute record. See: fr:CC 7100 | |
319 km/h (198 mph) | 1979-12-07 | Oyama test track | Japan | Class 961 Shinkansen | Multi | Elec. AC | P | test track, now part of Tōhoku Shinkansen[19] | |
318 km/h (198 mph) | 1972-12-08 | France | TGV 001 prototype | Multi | Turbine | P | |||
295.72 km/h (184 mph) | 1966-07-23 | Butler, Indiana to Stryker, Ohio | USA | New York Central Budd RDC-3 M-497 | Loc | Jet | P | Jet aero engines (retrofitted to roof)[citation needed] | |
286 km/h (178 mph) | 1972-02-24 | Sanyō Shinkansen | Japan | Class 951 Shinkansen | Multi | Elec. AC | P | [19] | |
280 km/h (174 mph) | 1928-06-23 | Germany | Opel RAK III | Loc | Rocket | P | Unmanned. Some sources say 254 or 290 km/h. See: [17], [18], [19], [20], [21]. | ||
275 km/h (171 mph) | 1967-12-20 | USA | UAC TurboTrain | Multi | Turbine | ? | |||
271 km/h (168 mph) | 1993-10-05 | Russia | TEP80 | Multi | Diesel | ? | Claimed, but no verification from an independent witness[20] | ||
256.38 km/h (159 mph) | 2002-06-12 | Spain | Talgo XXI | Multi | Diesel | P | Claimed by Spanish manufacturer | ||
256 km/h (159 mph) | 1963-03-30 | Odawara test track | Japan | Class 1000 Shinkansen | Multi | Elec. AC | P | Test track now part of Tōkaidō Shinkansen[19] | |
243 km/h (151 mph) | 1954-02-21 | Between Dijon and Beaune | France | Alstom CC 7121 | Loc | Elec. DC | U | Conventional wheeled absolute record. | |
238 km/h (148 mph) | 1987-11-01 | UK | Class 43 (HST) | Multi | Diesel | P | Current official diesel speed record listed in 2006 Guinness Book of Records | ||
230.4 km/h (143 mph) | 1973-06-12 | UK | Class 252 (HST prototype) | Multi | Diesel | P | |||
230.2 km/h (143 mph) | 1931-06-21 | Berlin - Hamburg | Germany | Schienenzeppelin | Single | Propeller | P | Propeller-pushed railcar with a gasoline (petrol) aero engine.
Absolute record. Engine by BMW. | |
215 km/h (134 mph) | 1939-06-23 | Germany | DRG SVT 137 155 (Kruckenberg) | Multi | Diesel | U | |||
210.2 km/h (131 mph) | 1903-10-28 | Between Marienfelde and Zossen | Germany | AEG Drehstrom-Triebwagen | Multi | Triphase | P | Many sources say 27 October. Absolute record. | |
205 km/h (127 mph) | 1936-02-17 | Germany | DRG SVT 137 "Bauart Leipzig" | Multi | Diesel | U | World speed record. First diesel train faster than 200 km/h | ||
203 km/h (126 mph) | 1903-10-06 | Between Marienfelde and Zossen | Germany | Siemens & Halske Drehstrom-Triebwagen | Multi | Triphase | P | Some sources say 7 October, others say 200.99 km/h or an improbable 213 km/h.[24][25][26]. | |
202.6 km/h (126 mph) | 1938-07-03 | UK | LNER Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard | Loc | Steam | ? | Downhill grade. Official data indicates peak speed 202.6 km/h, mean speed (half-mile) 201.2 km/h. Speed documentation not fully reliable, actual speed was probably slightly lower, but will have reached the mark of 200.4 (124.52), to equal the 05 002's record.[27] Mallard suffered an overheated crankpin during the run, but was repaired and returned to traffic within 9 days.[28] | ||
200.4 km/h (125 mph) | 1936-05-11 | Germany | Borsig DRG series 05 002 | Loc | Steam | ? | Level grade. Speed documentation reliable.[27] | ||
185.07 km/h (115 mph) | 1905-06-11 | USA | Pennsylvania Railroad E2 #7002 | Loc | Steam | U | Claimed. Clocked at Crestline, Ohio at 127.1 mph (204.55 km/h) in 1905. However PRR Steam Locomotives did not carry speedometers at that time, speed was calculated by measuring time between mile markers, so this is not recognized as a speed record.[citation needed] | ||
182.4 km/h (113 mph) | 1972-10-11 | Germany | BR 18 201 | Loc | Steam | ? | Today's (2011) fastest operational steam locomotive. | ||
181.1 km/h (113 mph) | 1935-04-05 | UK | Milwaukee Road class A #2 | Loc | Steam | ? | Claimed to have sustained 112.5 mph for 14 miles. Average speed for 136 miles between Milwaukee and New Lisbon, Wisconsin was 74.9 mph.[29] | ||
181 km/h (112 mph) | 1934-05-26 | USA | Pioneer Zephyr | Loc | Diesel | ? | |||
180.3 km/h (112 mph) | 1935-09-29 | UK | LNER Class A4 2509 Silver Link | Loc | Steam | ? | Authenticated. Some sources say 112.5 mph. | ||
174 km/h (108 mph) | 1988-04-11 | UK | Class 442 (Wessex Electric) unit 2401 | Multi | 3rd rail | ? | |||
168.5 km/h (105 mph) | 1935-03-05 | UK | LNER Class A3 No. 2750 Papyrus | Loc | Steam | U | First run at 100+ mph with complete, surviving documentation. | ||
166.6 km/h (104 mph) | 1934-07-20 | USA | Milwaukee Road class F6 #6402 | Loc | Steam | U | A point between Oakwood, Illinois and Lake, Wisconsin. Also averaged 75.5 mph on 85 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Milwaukee, and 89.92 mph for a 68.9 mile stretch[29] | ||
162.5 km/h (101 mph) | 1901 | Between Marienfelde and Zossen | Germany | Siemens & Halske Drehstrom | Multi | Triphase | P | Some sources say 160 or 162 km/h. de:Königlich Preussische Militär-Eisenbahn[30] | |
160 km/h (99 mph) | 1934-11-30 | UK | LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman | Loc | Steam | U | In 1934, Flying Scotsman achieved the first authenticated 100 mph (160 km/h) by a steam locomotive.[31] | ||
164 km/h (102 mph) | 1904-05-09 | UK | GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro | Loc | Steam | U | Claimed to be the first steam locomotive to reach 100 mph. | ||
145 km/h (90 mph) | 1895-08-22 | UK | LNWR No. 790 Hardwicke | Loc | Steam | U | Maximum speed claimed, although average speed record was authenticated. | ||
131.6 km/h (82 mph) | 1854-06 | UK | Bristol & Exeter Railway #41 | Loc | Steam | U | Broad gauge | ||
131 km/h (81 mph) | 1893-05-10 | USA | Empire State Express No. 999 | Loc | Steam | U | 112 mph (179 km/h) claimed, which would make it the first wheeled vehicle to exceed 100 mph.[32][33] | ||
125.6 km/h (78 mph) | 1850 | UK | Great Britain | Loc | Steam | U | 80 mph claimed | ||
112 km/h (70 mph) | 1960 ? | UK | Cravens A Stock | Multi | 4th rail | ? | |||
96.6 km/h (60 mph) | 1848 | USA | Boston and Maine Railroad Antelope | Loc | Steam | U | First authenticated 60 mph, 26 miles in 26 minutes. | ||
48 km/h (30 mph) | 1830 | UK | Stephenson's Rocket | Loc | Steam | U | |||
24 km/h (15 mph) | 1825 | UK | Locomotion No. 1 | Loc | Steam | U | |||
8 km/h (5 mph) | 1804-02-21 | UK | Richard Trevithick's world's first railway steam locomotive | Loc | Steam | U |
Hovercraft Trains
editR. | Speed | Date | Line | Country | Train | Arr | Power | S | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
430.4 km/h (267 mph) | 1974-03-05 | Chevilly, Loiret test track | France | Aérotrain I-80 Haute Vitesse (HV) | Single | Jet | P | Peak speed 430.4 km/h, average speed over two runs in opposite directions 417.6 km/h on a 3 km track. Official record for levitation train, recorded by bailiff. | |
422 km/h (262 mph) | 1969-01-22 | Gometz-la-Ville test track | France | Aérotrain 02 | Single | Jet | P | With the help of an auxiliary rocket. | |
345 km/h (214 mph) | 1967-11 | Gometz-la-Ville test track | France | Aérotrain 02 | Single | Jet | P | ||
303 km/h (188 mph) | 1966-12-23 | Gometz-la-Ville test track | France | Aérotrain 01 | Single | Jet | P | With the help of an auxiliary rocket. | |
200 km/h (124 mph) | 1966-02-21 | Gometz-la-Ville test track | France | Aérotrain 01 | Single | Propeller | P | A few days after 21 February 1966 |
R. | Speed | Date | Line | Country | Train | Arr | Power | S | Comments |
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581 km/h (361 mph) | 2003-12-02 | Yamanashi Maglev Test Line | Japan | JR-Maglev MLX01 | Multi | Elec. AC | P | Three-car train set. Absolute record (excepting rocket sleds). Guinness Book of Records authenticated. | |
552 km/h (343 mph) | 1999-04-14 | Yamanashi Maglev Test Line | Japan | JR-Maglev MLX01 | Multi | Elec. AC | P | Five-car train set. Guinness Book of Records authenticated. | |
550 km/h (342 mph) | 1997-12-24 | Yamanashi Maglev Test Line | Japan | JR-Maglev MLX01 | Multi | Elec. AC | P | Three-car train set. | |
517 km/h (321 mph) | 1979-12-21 | Miyazaki Maglev Test Track | Japan | JR-Maglev ML-500R | Multi | Elec. AC | P | ||
504 km/h (313 mph) | 1979-12-12 | Miyazaki Maglev Test Track | Japan | JR-Maglev ML-500R | Multi | Elec. AC | P | ||
501 km/h (311 mph) | 2003-11-12 | Shanghai Maglev Train | China | Transrapid | Multi | Elec. AC | U | Claimed by company. During test run | |
253.2 km/h (157 mph) | 1977-11-21 | Krauss-Maffei's plant in Munich - Allach | West Germany | Transrapid 04 | Multi | Elec. AC | P | end 1973. | |
250 km/h (155 mph) | 1973 | Krauss-Maffei's plant in Munich - Allach | West Germany | Transrapid 04 | Multi | Elec. AC | P | end 1973. | |
164 km/h (102 mph) | 1971-10 | Krauss-Maffei's plant in Munich - Allach | West Germany | Transrapid 02 | Single | Elec. AC | P | 930 m test track which included one curve. | |
90 km/h (56 mph) | 1971-05-06 | MBB's Ottobrunn factory | West Germany | MBB Prinzipfahrzeug | Single | Elec. AC | P | 660 m test track. Near Munich. MBB: Messerschmidt-Bölkow-Blohm, Prinzipfahrzeug: Principle vehicle. |
R. | Speed | Date | Line | Country | Train | Arr | Power | S | Comments |
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245 km/h (152 mph) | 1978-10-31 | Between Westonaria and Midway | South Africa | SAR Class 6E1 (No. E1525) | Loc | Elec. | ? | [34][35][36] Scheffel bogie | |
175 km/h (109 mph) | 1960-11-21 | JNR Tōkaidō Main Line | Japan | JNR KuMoYa93 test car | Multi | Elec. DC | P | 42. [37] | |
163 km/h (101 mph) | 1959-07-31 | JNR Tōkaidō Main Line | Japan | JNR 151 series | Multi | Elec. DC | ? | 42. [38] | |
145 km/h (90 mph) | 1957-09-27 | JNR Tōkaidō Main Line | Japan | Odakyū 3000 series SE Romancecar | Multi | Elec. DC | ? | 42.[39] | |
136 km/h (85 mph) | 1914 | South-West Africa | OMEG Rail motor coach No. «Crown Prince» | Single | Gasoline | ? | 0.6. Summer 1914.[40] | ||
129 km/h (80 mph) | 1954-12-15 | JNR Tōkaidō Main Line, | Japan | JNR C62 steam locomotive No. C62 17 | Loc | Steam | ? | 42.[41] |
Rocket Sled
editR. | Speed | Date | Line | Country | Train | Arrangmt | Power | S | Comments |
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10,430 km/h (6,481 mph) | 2003-04-30 | Holloman Air Force Base | USA | Rocket sled | Single | Rocket | P | Unmanned. Final stage of a four-stage sled train. Super Roadrunner rocket motor. 192-pound payload. | |
9,845 km/h (6,117 mph) | 1982-10 | Holloman Air Force Base | USA | Rocket sled | Single | Rocket | P | Unmanned. It blasted a 25-pound payload to a speed of 6119 mph. | |
4,972 km/h (3,089 mph) | 1959 | New Mexico | USA | Rocket sled | Single | Rocket | P | Unmanned. It ran on SNORT (Supersonic Naval Ordnance Track). | |
1,017 km/h (632 mph) | 1954-12-10 | Holloman Air Force Base | USA | Rocket sled | Single | Rocket | P | Manned by John Stapp. Fastest manned rocket-sled. Fastest manned rail vehicle. Fastest manned open-cockpit vehicle.[42] |
World Fastest Commercial Relations
editStyles : [Currently active] - [Record holder] - [Old service]
Average Speed | Top Speed | Train | Type | Location | From | To | Distance | Date From | Date To | Comments |
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114.8 km/h (71 mph) | 129 km/h (80 mph) | Cheltenham Spa Express | Steam | UK | Swindon | London | 124.3 km (77 mi) | 1932 | 1960 | 77¼ miles in 65 mn. Claimed by the Great Western Railway at the time to be the world's fastest train. Now operated by First Great Western in 57 mn with Class 43. |
124.3 km/h (77 mph) | 160 km/h (99 mph) | Fliegender Hamburger | Diesel-electric | Germany | Berlin | Hamburg | 286.0 km (178 mi) | 1933 | 1939 | DMU, 98 passengers |
130.4 km/h (81 mph) | 161 km/h (100 mph) | Morning Hiawatha | Steam | USA | Sparta, Wisconsin | Portage, Wisconsin | 126.0 km (78 mi) | 1939 | 1971 | 78.3 miles in 58 minutes[29], Milwaukee Road class F7. |
134.05 km/h (83 mph) [43] | 186.68 km/h (116 mph) | Denver Zephyr | Diesel-electric | USA | Denver | Chicago | 1,636 km (1,017 mi) | 1936 | 1957 | [29] |
132.1 km/h (82 mph) | 160 km/h (99 mph) | Mistral | Electric | France | Paris | Dijon | 315.0 km (196 mi) | 1964 | 1981 | |
162.8 km/h (101 mph) | 210 km/h (130 mph) | Hikari Shinkansen | Electric | Japan | Tokyo | Shin-Osaka | 515.0 km (320 mi)} | 1965 | Stopped at Nagoya and Kyoto | |
163.0 km/h (101 mph) | 200 km/h (124 mph) | Etendard | Electric | France | St-Pierre-des-Corps | Poitiers | 100.0 km (62 mi) | 1973 | 1989 | Class CC6500 locomotive, now by TGV |
214.0 km/h (133 mph) | 260 km/h (162 mph) | TGV Sud-Est | Electric | France | Paris | Lyon-Brotteaux | 429.0 km (267 mi) | 1983 | On the LGV Sud-Est | |
250.43 km/h (156 mph) | 300 km/h (186 mph) | Nozomi Shinkansen | Electric | Japan | Hiroshima | Kokura | 192.0 km (119 mi) | 1997 | operated by 500 Series Shinkansen | |
263.3 km/h (164 mph) | 320 km/h (199 mph) | TGV Duplex | Electric | France | Lyon-St Exupéry | Aix-en-Provence | 289.6 km (180 mi) | 2005 | On the LGV Méditerranée | |
279.3 km/h (174 mph) | 320 km/h (199 mph) | TGV POS | Electric | France | Lorraine TGV | Champagne TGV | 167.6 km (104 mi) | 2007 | On the LGV Est[44] | |
313.0 km/h (194 mph) | 350 km/h (217 mph) | CRH2 | Electric | China | Wuhan | Guangzhou North | 922.0 km (573 mi) | 2009 | 2011 | On Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway until July 2011 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b BBC News 3 April 2007
- ^ [Doc SNCF]
- ^ [1].
- ^ de:Studiengesellschaft für Elektrische Schnellbahnen
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ de:Studiengesellschaft für Elektrische Schnellbahnen
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ http://big5.china.com.cn/news/tech/2011-01/13/content_21726450.htm
- ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2010-12/03/c_12844439.htm
- ^ http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-09-28/113621186681.shtml
- ^ [7],
- ^ [8].
- ^ [Doc SNCF]
- ^ [9], [10].
- ^ [11].
- ^ a b c プロトタイプの世界 - Prototype World. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbunsha. December 2005. ISBN 4910065141258.
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- ^ de:Studiengesellschaft für Elektrische Schnellbahnen
- ^ [12]
- ^ [13]
- ^ de:Studiengesellschaft für Elektrische Schnellbahnen
- ^ [14]
- ^ [15]
- ^ a b Was German 05 002 The World's Fastest Steam Loco?
- ^ The Gresley A4 Pacifics
- ^ a b c d Jim Scribbins (2007). The Hiawatha Story. Minneapolis/London: University of Minnesota Press (originally published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1970).
- ^ [16]
- ^ NRM | Flying Scotsman
- ^ Speed
- ^ "GREAT SPEED Off THE CENTRAL.; Empire State Express Engine Travels at the Rate of 112 1-2 Miles an Hour" (PDF). New York Times. 1893-05-12. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ http://www.speedrecordclub.com/outrail.php
- ^ http://home.intekom.com/bluegrass/sites/steamsa/historical11.html
- ^ http://www.traintesting.com/SAR.htm
- ^ こだま号高速度試験
- ^ こだま号高速度試験
- ^ Shaw 1958 p.47
- ^ Shaw 1958 p.47
- ^ Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō magazine, November 2008 issue, p.61
- ^ International Space Hall of Fame Entry for John Stapp
- ^ [Google Book : Railroads Across North America: An Illustrated History]
- ^ Railway Gazette International World Speed Survey 2007
External links
edit- TGV 2007 record
- TGV 2007 record - SNCF Press release, SNCF Press release 2
- Alstom V 150, Alstom Press release
- Reuters TGV record, Reuters TGV record video
- Railway Speed Records
- World Speed Records
- byun byun Shinkansen
- Fastest steam locomotive
- RDECOM magazine 'Super Roadrunner' breaks land speed record
- 846 TS HYPERSONIC UPGRADE PROGRAM (contains World Speed Record video)
- World Speed Survey 1997
- (in French) Retrouvez sur cette page les chiffres clés des records sur rail dans le monde
- Railway developments worldwide
- World Speed Survey 2007 Railway Gazette International September 2007