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Old 12th April 2007, 18:41
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Originally Posted by patlucas View Post
I think TGV 001 powered by a diesel turbine reached over 300 km/h back in the '70's.
Yes Pat, that's very true but the diesel record refers to conventional engines and not gas turbines.
TGV001's record tends to be referred to as "fastest gas turbine train" or "fastest non-electric train"
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