Fastest Train in the World (Video)

France’s famous high-speed train, the TGV, broke its 17-year-old world speed record on April 3, 2007  when it hit a top speed of 357.2 mph.The specially designed black-and-chrome train — code name V150 for 150 meters per second (or more) — is made up of three double-decker cars between two powerful engines totalling 25,000 horsepower. Its wheels are bigger than a normal TGV so it can reach high speeds without the engines overheating; the engine’s windshield is reinforced. Thousands of onlookers lined the stretch of track 125 miles east of Paris, clapping and cheering; some were even drinking champagne as the train sped past them.

Sparks were seen flying over the train, a cloud of dust trailing it. Millions of others watched the world record unfold in front of their TV sets.

~ by Ahmed on June 15, 2007.