TGV Breaks Speed Record

If you remember a movie from the 70’s called “The Big Bus,” then you surely will appreciate the capabilities of the TGV. The French high-speed train has set a new record of 574.8 km (357.2 m.) per hour. Taking off in Paris, two engines, three double-decker cars, and a boost of 31,000 volts of horsepower in its overhead cable sent it on its way to Strasbourg. The previous record had been set in 1990, when it merely traveled at a speed of 515 km/h (320 mph.) Save your tokens. This bad boy will set any country back 30m euros (US $40 million.)

 

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