2007-03-10 05:52:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Fastest conventional train
553 km/h (344 mph) France, TGV-POS set 4403, 13 February 2007.
Fastest gas turbine-powered train
318 km/h (199 mph) France, TGV001, 8 December 1972.
Fastest diesel-powered train
238 km/h (149 mph) UK, HST, 1 November 1987.
Fastest steam locomotive
202 km/h (126 mph) UK, A4 class Gresley pacific No. 4468 "Mallard", 3 July 1938.
Fastest narrow gauge (1,067 mm) train
245 km/h (152 mph) South Africa, class 6E electric locomotive, December 1978.
Fastest third-rail electric train
174 km/h (109 mph) UK, class 442 (Wessex Electric) emu, 11 April 1988.
Fastest maglev train
581 km/h (363 mph) Japan, MLX01 maglev train (manned), 2 December 2003.
Fastest rail vehicle
10,300 km/h (Mach 8.6) USA, Holloman Air Force Base High Speed Test Track, unmanned rocket sled, 30 April 2003.
Fastest scheduled average speed between two station stops
263.3 km/h (165 mph) France, TGV between Lyon-St Exupéry and Aix-en-Provence, from 2005.
Fastest scheduled average speed between starting and terminating stations
242.5 km/h (152 mph) Japan, 500 series "Nozomi" between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, from March 1997.
Fastest closing speed between two trains (maglev)
1,026 km/h (641 mph) Japan, MLX01 3-car sets, 16 November 2004.
Fastest non-stop run over 1,000 km
3 hrs 9 mins (average speed 317.5 km/h) France, TGV-Reseau set 531 between Calais and Marseilles, 26 May 2001.
2007-03-10 08:17:09 · answer #1 · answered by THEGURU 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Shanghai Maglev and maximum operational speed of 430km/h and average speed of 251kmph followed by Harmony CRH 380A and maximum operational speed of 380kmph, is currently the second fastest operating train in the world.
2015-01-22 18:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by nag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some train in Japan.
2007-03-10 05:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Renji 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a German train, I forget the name.
2007-03-10 07:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by curlytop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋