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An L0 Series trainset, holding the non-conventional train world speed record of 603 km/h (375 mph) TGV 4402 (operation V150) reaching 574.8 km/h (357 mph). The world record for a conventional wheeled passenger train is held by a modified French TGV high-speed (with standard equipment) code named V150, set in 2007 when it reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on a 140 km (87 mi) section of LGV Est ...
At the time of construction (1972) one of the world's most powerful locomotives. Currently in operation as of May 2022 with the revised classification of Re 620. Shen 12 Shenhua Mining Group: HXD1.7: CRRC Zhuzhou Electric 3×Bo'Bo' 276 tonnes (304 short tons) 1,140 kilonewtons (256,282 lbf) starting 14,400 kilowatts (19,311 hp) continuous rating
Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co: concentrated (1 power car) 25 kV 50 Hz AC 200 210 235.6 2000—2012 DJJ2 "China Star" Qinshen railway: Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co: concentrated (2 power cars) 25 kV 50 Hz AC 200 270 321.5 2002—2006 DB Class 403 (1973) DB: AEG BBC Siemens: distributed 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC 200 220 225 1972—1993 ER200: RZD: RVR ...
This state-of-the-art train is a testament to China's commitment to leading the world in railway innovation. With a test speed of 280 mph, the CR450 is poised to break records and set new ...
On 3 July 1938, Mallard claimed the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126 mph (203 km/h) during a trial run of a new, quick-acting brake, known as the Westinghouse QSA brake. The speed was achieved during the downward grade of Stoke Bank , south of Grantham at milepost 90¼, between Little Bytham and Essendine stations.
Union Pacific’s No. 4014 steam locomotive is a massive 132-foot long engine that has been touring the rails of middle America since August. See ‘Big Boy,’ world’s largest steam locomotive ...
The TGV 001 was an experimental gas turbine-electric locomotive-powered trainset built by Alstom to break speed records between 250–300 kilometres per hour. It was the first TGV prototype and was commissioned in 1969, to begin testing in 1972. It achieved a top speed of 318 kilometres per hour (198 mph) on 8 December 1972.
The world's first steam locomotive, built in 1802 by Richard Trevithick for the Coalbrookdale Company, ran on a 3 ft (914 mm) plateway. The first commercially successful steam locomotive was Matthew Murray's Salamanca built in 1812 for the 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm) Middleton Railway in Leeds. [4] Salamanca was also the first rack-and-pinion ...