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French train sets record for speediest ride at 357.2 mph

Posted Apr 04, 2007 at 02:16AM by Dia A. Listed in: Physics, Engineering Tags: Germany, Japan, China, MPH, Paris, France
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French train V150 speeds off at 357.2 mph - Image 1I only know France for - you know, museums, cafes, Napoleon, kissing and fries (yeah, you can call me culturally ignorant). But only recently, France has set a record for having the world's speediest train ride on conventional rails. The French train V150 buzzed off to a record speed of 357.2 mph, breaking the record of another conventional rail train that buzzed off to a speed of 320.2 mph, set by - why, another French train.


The speedy train ride has been made possible by Alstom Transports. France, Germany and Japan are competing for contracts on China's plans for building more than 7,500 miles of high-speed railways in coming years, at the cost of more than US$ 250 billion. The ride was a demonstration by France, to show how they excel in research, innovation and technology.

The V150 record fell short of another record made by the fastest train in the world, though, to be found in Japan. But the Japanese did not use conventional rails. Instead, the fastest train ride made by Japan, set at the record of 361 mph, has been made possible by another technology: the magnetically levitated train.

French President Jacques Chirac praised France's newest achievement as a magnificent demonstration of France's formidable capacities in research and innovation. The record-breaking trip made by V150 blasted off from Preny, east of Paris to Champagne at an impressive 15 minutes. Operator Eric Pieczac is very happy, feeling a mixture of pride and honor to be able to reach such speed.

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