Re: QR Tilt Train Speed Trials

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

Garry R. Ford (garry@merddyn.apana.org.au) wrote:
>Oliver Keating wrote:
>
>> Nah thats not amazing. Over 500km/h is *amazing.* The swedish X2000 has
>> reached 238km/h, and British trains reach can 225km/h. German trains can
>> reach 280km/h in service. And French, Japanese, Italian and Spanish trains
>> can all reach 300km/h in service. Now thats fast. But not as fast as the
>> amazing 515km/h TGV speed record.
>
>The difference is Oliver that QR trains run on 1067mm gauge (world's first 3ft
>6ins main line railway)

I think the South Africans might take issue with you here. :)

Cheers
David