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It's becoming clear that China is on its way to total high-speed rail domination. The country is building the world's largest network of high-speed rail and along with that ambitious plan, China has just debuted the world's fastest train.
The new 380A train, also called He Xie, can reach speeds up to 236 mph. The train will start running in 2011 on a new Beijing to Shanghai track that is currently under construction. When that line is completed, the 380A train will be able to make the trip in less than four hours.
China has agreed to purchase 100 of these super-fast trains from maker Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., meaning a good amount of their growing rail network (an impressive 16,000 miles of track will be added by 2020) will run the 380A.
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written by minguinhirigue, June 04, 2010
It didn't even match french Transrapid !
See it : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transrapid
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written by Ralf, June 04, 2010
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written by Piers, June 05, 2010
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written by PoorPlanet, June 09, 2010
You can find impressive videos of the world record on Youtube.
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written by CommonSense, June 28, 2010
The TGV world record run took place on a newly-completed stretch of track, not yet opened to other traffic. The test train consisted of two power cars, with only a single passenger car. It was modified to have larger wheels, less weight, a more streamlined aerodynamic profile, and more powered axles. The catenary was placed under tighter tension, and the voltage was boosted.
On this very same stretch of track, in regular service, trains currently run no faster than 320 km/hr (approx. 200 miles/hr).
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But we have...Amtrak. o_O woo.