On this day in 2007 a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record: 574.8 km/h
On this day in 2007 a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record: 574.8 km/h
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Operation V150, where 150 again refers to a target speed in metres per second, was a series of high-speed trials carried out on the LGV Est prior to its June 2007 opening.
The trials were conducted jointly by SNCF, TGV builder Alstom, and LGV Est owner Réseau Ferré de France between 15 January 2007 and 15 April 2007.
Following a series of increasingly high-speed runs, the official speed record attempt took place on 3 April 2007.
The top speed of 574.8 km/h (159.6 m/s, 357.2 mph) was reached at kilometer point 191 near the village of Le Chemin, between the Meuse and Champagne-Ardenne TGV stations, where the most favorable profile exists. It reached top speed 12 minutes 40 seconds and 73 km after leaving Prény from a standstill.