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Post by Chris W on Apr 3, 2007 20:16:10 GMT
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Post by Phil on Apr 3, 2007 21:29:41 GMT
The amazing thing is it's only 5mph slower than the maglev record: I bet the French were aiming at that really (or next time...) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2007 21:30:37 GMT
It would be great if 300mph rail service actually becomes reality!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2007 21:44:51 GMT
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Post by Tubeboy on Apr 3, 2007 21:48:43 GMT
Great day for the railways, and a bloody nose for the airlines. ;D
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Post by nexus6 on Apr 3, 2007 22:04:01 GMT
Imagine that on the Tube. Might have to entend the short overlap a tad, eh?
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Post by Tubeboy on Apr 3, 2007 22:07:08 GMT
Yeah, considerably. ;D
Cant see the point of speeds above 75mph on the tube, even then, it would only be handy on the Met.
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Post by District Dave on Apr 4, 2007 6:49:50 GMT
Back to the topic.... I notice though that they did it with a shortened train - so it wasn't a 'proper' TGV!! Typical French to cheat  |
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Post by edb on Apr 4, 2007 7:09:37 GMT
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Post by Oracle on Apr 4, 2007 9:00:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 11:53:27 GMT
There was only one British reporter on the train for the test and when i heard him on Radio 2 news on the way to work this morning he said he s**t himself. At one point the train actually felt it was lifting off the rails. I suppose any imperfection or subtle gradient differences will certainly be exagerated by the speed of the train. I also noted they upped the voltage from 25kV to 31kV for the attempt may be to overdrive TGV itself. I wonder how long the control gear would last on that voltage.
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Post by Ben on Apr 4, 2007 19:44:34 GMT
Certainly the 'sparks' from the pantograph were noticeable...  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2007 20:52:21 GMT
Certainly also, there was a considerable amount of horizontal movement of the pantograph contact wire, not to mention lots of dust being churned up from t' track...
Well done to all at TGV...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2007 10:42:57 GMT
There were pictures on the news here, and it seemed that the train had three power cars (two at front, one behind) and two passenger cars.
A nice stunt, but not exactly practical or economic.
The best record, of course, was City of Truro at 103 mph with a service train, when management was not even looking for a record.
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Post by edb on Apr 5, 2007 13:01:31 GMT
The best record, of course, was City of Truro at 103 mph with a service train, when management was not even looking for a record. A record that most think is held by the flying Scotsman |
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