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Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
Date: 26 Jan 1998 03:35:44 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: University of New England, NSW, Australia
References: <6a48f2$8bb$1@possum.melbpc.org.au> <#oRIJKYK9GA.221@upnetnews03>

Oliver Keating (olikea@email.msn.com) 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 they are all on standard gauge. The QR tilt train runs on 3'6" gauge.

Cheers
David

References:
- QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
  - From: "J Richmond" <richmond@melbpc.org.au>
- Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials
  - From: "Oliver Keating" <olikea@email.msn.com>

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