Railway speed record

Railway speed record
Railway speed record
	Shanghi Maglev
Specifications
Maximum speed	600 kilometres per hour (370 mph)
Traction system	maglev

The world's fastest train is the Shanghi Maglev in China. It can reach a top speed of 600 km/h (370 mph) The train is unusual because it uses magnetic levitation to float over an elevated track rather than using wheels on railway tracks as most trains do. The train that runs fastest while carrying passengers is the CR400 Fuxing from China. It can reach a top speed of 350 km/h (220 mph). The fastest speed on a test run by a regular train was 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on 3 April 2007 in France.

Fastest train by country

America

The fastest trains in the United States are legacy Acelas. They can run at 150 mph (240 km/h).

China

The Shanghi Maglev in China can go as fast as 600 km/h (370 mph). It is a special type of train that uses magnetic force to hold it off the ground. This causes it to "fly" a few centimetres above its special guide track. China also has the CR400 Fuxing trains, which can reach speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph), and have done 420 km/h (260 mph) on a test run.

France

France is known for its TGV trains. Some travel up to 320 km/h (200 mph) on some routes.

3 April 2007 - TGV V150 official bite speed record 574,8 km/h: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGV_world_speed_record

Germany

In Germany, the fastest train is their ICE3. It goes up to a speed of 330 km/h (210 mph). It has also gone as fast as 368 km/h (229 mph) on a special test run.

Japan

Japan is known for its bullet trains on its Shinkansen (high speed) railway lines. The fastest, the Japanese Railways East (JR East) E5 go at up to 320 km/h (200 mph).

Morocco

The first high speed line in Africa opened in November 2018 in Morocco. It runs between Tangier and Casablanca. The Alboraq trains came from the French TGV. They have a maximum speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).

Historical speed records

The maximum records have usually been set on special test runs and are for conventional (normal) trains:

Some said that on 9 May 1893 engine No. 999 of the New York Central Railway achieved 102.8 mph (165.4 km/h), and 112.5 mph (181.1 km/h) on 11 May 1893. Many said this speed was not correct. The New York Central Railway said that the high speed was probably less than 81 mph (130 km/h).
In England, the City of Truro seems to have close to 100 mph (160 km/h) going down a hill on 9 May 1904.
On 30 November 1934, the English locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman with a speed recording (dynometer) car went faster than 100 mph (160 km/h). This was first time for a steam engine to go that fast.
In Germany on 11 May 1936, No. 05.002 was seen to go as fast as 124.5 mph (200.4 km/h).
On 3 July 1938 in England, No. 4472 Mallard claimed a world record for a steam engine of 126 mph (203 km/h).
France set new world speed records for trains several times. In 1955, it set the record at 331 km/h (206 mph). On 1981, they reached 380 km/h (240 mph). In 1990, the new record was 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). They reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on 3 April 2007.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jones, Ben (10 December 2021). "Flying without wings: The World's fastest trains". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
1 2 Lazo, Luz (22 September 2022). "Inside the plant building the fastest passenger trains in America". Washington Post. legacy Acelas that travel up to 150 mph ― currently the nation's fastest passenger train
↑ Geoffrey Freeman Allen (1992). The World's Fastest Trains: From the Age of Steam to the TGV. p. 8. ISBN 1-85260-380-1. OCLC 59919924. OL 8975351M. Wikidata Q114240421.
↑ O. S. Nock (1975). Locomotion: a world survery of railway traction. London: Routledge. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-7100-8222-3. OCLC 1858758. OL 5253681M. Wikidata Q114260807.
↑ Allen (1992). p. 12
↑ Allen (1992). p. 18
↑ Allen (1992). p. 22
↑ Allen (1992). p. 36

[JonesCNN-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jones, Ben (10 December 2021). "Flying without wings: The World's fastest trains". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[:0-2] 1 2 Lazo, Luz (22 September 2022). "Inside the plant building the fastest passenger trains in America". Washington Post. legacy Acelas that travel up to 150 mph ― currently the nation's fastest passenger train

[Allen1992-p8-3] Geoffrey Freeman Allen (1992). The World's Fastest Trains: From the Age of Steam to the TGV. p. 8. ISBN 1-85260-380-1. OCLC 59919924. OL 8975351M. Wikidata Q114240421.

[Nock-1975p88-89-4] O. S. Nock (1975). Locomotion: a world survery of railway traction. London: Routledge. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-7100-8222-3. OCLC 1858758. OL 5253681M. Wikidata Q114260807.

[Allen1992p12-5] Allen (1992). p. 12

[Allen1992p18-6] Allen (1992). p. 18

[Allen1992p22-7] Allen (1992). p. 22

[Allen1992p36-8] Allen (1992). p. 36