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The Deutsche Bundesbahn started a series of trials in 1985 using the InterCityExperimental (also called ICE-V) test train. The IC Experimental was used as a showcase train and for high-speed trials, setting a new world speed record at 406.9 km/h (253 mph) on 1 May 1988. [3]
On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: ... Rail speed records Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date ...
The ICE 1 is the first batch-produced German high-speed train and one of six in the Intercity Express family. Revenue service at speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) started in 1991. Revenue service at speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph) started in 1991.
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 track. [1]
The train was delivered in 1985 and was used mainly for testing purposes for the new Intercity Express trains and as a showcase train. It set the new land speed record for railed vehicles on May 1, 1988, at 406.9 km/h (252.8 mph), which remained unsurpassed until 1990. [1]
The trains serve the 621 km (386 mi) Barcelona–Madrid line at speeds up to 310 km/h (195 mph) for a travel time of 2 hours 30 minutes. On 15 July 2006, a train achieved a top speed of 403.7 km/h (250.8 mph) between Guadalajara and Calatayud on the Madrid-Barcelona line, this is the Spanish
During the acceptance tests of new high-speed lines, the ICE S is usually the first train to use the line at the design speed and beyond. While testing bogies for DB and Japan Railways Group , the train achieved a speed of 393 km/h (244 mph) [ 1 ] on 13 July 2001, which is the highest speed driven on German rails since the InterCityExperimental ...
The following is a list of high-speed trains that have been, are, or will be in commercial service.. A high-speed train is generally defined as one which operates at or over 125 mph (200 km/h) in regular passenger service, with a high level of service, and often comprising multi-powered elements.