The french TGV (train grande vitesse, High speed train) sets a new conventional rail record, with a speed of 574.8 kmh. The record was established on April 3,2007, surpassing the previous record of 1990 (515.3kmh). The train is a special tgv, named "V150" (for 150 met/sec, ca. 540kmh)with a souded-up engine (25,000hp, like two F1 starting grids), and larger wheels.
Le TGV atteint la vitesse de 574.8 kmh, tablissant un nouveau record du monde de vitesse sur rail. Le record est tabli le 3 avril 2007, surpassant le prcdent record de 1990 (515.3kmh). Le train est un tgv spcial, avec des moteurs survitamins (25,000 cv, l'quivalent de deux grilles de dpart de F1), des roues plus larges...
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