Project V150
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Operation V150, where 150 refers to a target speed in metres per second, was a series of high-speed trials carried out on the LGV Est. The V150 was a specially configured TGV high-speed train notable for breaking the world railway speed record on 3 April 2007. The train was built in France and reached a speed of 574.8 kilometres per hour (357.2 mph) on an unopened section of the LGV Est between Strasbourg and Paris, in France topping the previous record of 515.3 kilometres per hour (320.2 mph) set in 1990.
TGV 4402 (operation V150) reaching 574 km/h on 3 April 2007 near Le Chemin, France.
Part of the record-breaking V150 unit being sailed in triumph down the Seine for display at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
Part of TGV trainset 4402 displayed near the Eiffel Tower after the record
AGV (train)
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The AGV is a standard gauge, high-speed, electric multiple-unit train designed and built by Alstom.
AGV Pégase at Innotrans 2008
Alstom AGV during a test run
NTV Alstom AGV 575