WE ARE A LONG, LONG WAY FROM THE LIMITS OF WHEEL-RAIL TECHNOLOGY

According to TGV Design Engineer, Francois Lacote, there is still a margin available for even higher speeds than the 482.4 km/h world record attained in a dramatic run on December 5, 1989.

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• Publication Date: 1990-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 146
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); High speed rail; Pantographs; Testing; Vehicle design; Wave motion
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491439
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM