This Day in Railroad History

April 3

2007

19 years ago

Innovation

Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high...

Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record of 574.8 km/h (159.6 m/s, 357.2 mph).

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