Re: looking to buy baggage car

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"James Shugg" <jshugg@MailAndNews.com> wrote in message
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> >===== Original Message From "James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> =====
>
> >A rumor QR is getting rid of its mail train services you might be able to
> >find some spare " TGV ".   (No, they don't go as fast as 515kph)
> >
>
> Neither does the French train a grande vitesse, though in regular service
> 300kmh is seen, and they have been tested at somewhat faster speeds, but I
> don't think 515kmh has been achieved yet.


IIRC they did hit 515km/h when testing about 10 years ago on a new line
(Atlantique).  It was certainly over 500.