<div align="center"></div> <div class="quote_poster">Quoting New York Times:</div><div class="quote_post">A French high-speed train broke the world speed record on rail on Tuesday, reaching 357 miles an hour (574.8 kilometers) in a much publicized test in eastern France, exceeding expectations that it would hit 150 meters a second, or 540 kilometers an hour. The train, code-named V150, is a research prototype meant to demonstrate the superiority both of the TGV high-speed train and of its probable successor, the AGV, which is also manufactured by the French engineering group Alstom. The performance on Tuesday came close to but did not break the world speed record for any train, set by an electromagnetic train in 2003. The French railroad company SNCF and Alstom publicized the event as a test of “French excellence,” building on national pride for the 25-year-old bullet train. The train reached its maximum speed in about 16 minutes at a site about 125 miles from Paris on a specially chosen sector of tracks of the new Eastern Europe TGV line, which will begin service between Paris and Strasbourg in June. The V150 train, with a reduced number of train cars and larger wheels, incorporates technological elements from the AGV. SNCF and Alstom insist that the demonstration does not fulfill any immediate commercial purposes, but others say the speed could serve as a selling point in Asia and other markets. “This world speed record is intended for research, to improve security and performance,” said Anne-Marie Idrac, the head of SNCF upon leaving the train. “And today the train that runs the fastest is the Eastern TGV. We don’t see the market today for such high speed.” </div> <div align="center">Source Invalid Video Link</div> While we continue our love affair with the automobile. While we build Hummers and ignore the writing on the wall, Europe builds trains, fast trains Oh we'll have fast trains too, we'll buy them from the French. We'll buy them from the French, but not until we finish turning our highways into parking lots. We lack leadership, we lack vision, and we lack an educated public.
That was awesome. Man, I wish the train I take downtown would go that fast. It'd save so much wasted time everyday.
Yep, and let me tell you first hand that their trains are above and beyond better then any we have in every single way. Even the basic ones that they have are better then our luxery ones. You dream of having trains so smooth and so comfortable. This speed record just tops it off.
^ Well not really. Would it really matter if this train hit you? I mean, people usually get killed right away with the modern trains. Now it makes me wonder, why people choose to end their life by getting hit by a train? Seems too dramatic to me.
<div class="quote_poster">J_Ray Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Not only would it be a good way for new transportation but it'd be the newest way to commit Suicide </div> You'd probably jump and miss the train it's that fast. <div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">^ Well not really. Would it really matter if this train hit you? I mean, people usually get killed right away with the modern trains. Now it makes me wonder, why people choose to end their life by getting hit by a train? Seems too dramatic to me.</div> go out with a bang? Anyway train service down in Melbourne has to be the worst in the world. Constantly late, trains breaking down all the time, stops every 3 seconds. Connex sucks - that's why you get for privatisation.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting I-Miss-MJ:</div><div class="quote_post"> Connex sucks - that's why you get for privatisation.</div> I know the feeling, we have Connex too...
<div class="quote_poster">Pakman Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I've been on the bullet train in Japan. It was nice.</div> What does it feel like? A normal train ride or what?
<div class="quote_poster">I-Miss-MJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What does it feel like? A normal train ride or what?</div> It feels like a normal train ride, its smooth. This was back in 1998 when umair, my mom, and I went to Japan.
