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Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials



Oliver Keating wrote:

> Nah thats not amazing. Over 500km/h is *amazing.* The swedish X2000 has
> reached 238km/h, and British trains reach can 225km/h. German trains can
> reach 280km/h in service. And French, Japanese, Italian and Spanish trains
> can all reach 300km/h in service. Now thats fast. But not as fast as the
> amazing 515km/h TGV speed record.

But none of these are on 3'6".  Over 200 km/h on 3'6" is amazing.

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David Johnson
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