Re: QR tilt train

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

QR are full of crap.

I believe JR's narrow gauge passenger trains can travel up to 160km/hr in
normal service. The std gauge series 500 Shinkansen does 300km/hr.

Chris

"James C." wrote:

> From both QR's official homepage and ARA's 2000 year book, QR claim
> their Tilt train is the fastest narrow gauge train in the world, IS
> THIS TRUE?????
>
> As far as I know:
>
> *South African electric loco's speed record hasn't been broken yet.
> (245kph)
>
> *There are couple of Japanese narrow gauge pricipal Limited Express
> trains(some are tilt train, some aren't)operate by JR have AVERAGE
> SPEED of 100kph or more, tilt train still hasn't broke 100kph average
> speed yet.
>
> What is the fastest multi-units narrow gauge train in the world??
> --
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>
> James
>
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