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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a new high-speed train that will have the potential to reach speeds of around 224mph.
It's apparently powered by engines under each carriage. Sounds like quite the machine! Can't really imagine going that fast on ground.
haha that must have cost a bomb to make.
224 would be crazy, especially if it tilted round corners like them virgin ones do :D
Aye. I'm guessing it only hits that speed on reaaaallyy straight bits of track. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by REDNECK
The point is though, that French train will reach that. Not like on UK railways where we can't even go full speed on them virgin trains as our tracks are not even ready for it.
224mph isn't anything new I don't think? The current TGVs have hit 357mph
Virgin Voyagers (Class 220's and 221's) have engines under each carriage :D.
224 sucks. Why can't they fit Veyron engines to trains?
wow I'd be packing my pants if I was on a train going that fast :P
Aye me too at first. I guess you'd get used to it. Would probably be pretty weird looking out of the window at first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan2nd
lol :)
Sounds scary, only I'f the school bus went that fast.
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Originally Posted by Dan2nd
Hahaha. No-one would survive ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Shrlurp
I read about this on bbcnews, sounds cool.
They would need increase security such as more rail to support the friction and the vibrations more stability maybe 30 inch thick iron line (like above trams but holding it steady not powering it) or more protection such as bigger carriages so you dont get crushed
There's no such thing as a 224...Quote:
Originally Posted by superfly-dan
224 is the mph of the train :)
I think 224 would be a suitable speed, any faster and you'll be stopping every few minutes for a station :PQuote:
Originally Posted by ZL2
coz its a car engine :SQuote:
Originally Posted by superfly-dan
Windows would be useless on that sort of train lol. Unless you find looking at a blur a good view.
Security is already increase on train the govment have told train company to increase the Security their is talk of a new type of rail a flat pack rail.Quote:
Originally Posted by HC0R3H00LIH00P
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Originally Posted by REDNECK
i hate those train all the way from my hometown to manchester it was like *tilt*
That's the good part! The fact they can corner at high speeds :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Decapitated!
To be honest, I don't even feel that when that does happen. I like them trains :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Decapitated!
Sounds cool, but fast! They'd need to test it with test dummies on board first :P
er... if the train was to slip half a inch on the track it come off
Blatantly. That's why they test them throroughly before putting them into production. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Voiding