Hmmm and in my country more tracks are being layed for Superfast trains.
What is top speed of trains in your country?
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Hmmm and in my country more tracks are being layed for Superfast trains.
JackClare1995
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Fastest Diesel Multiple Unit in Britain is the 220/221/222 I think. Normal operating speed - 125mph, not sure of the maximum achievable speed but I'm assuming it's higher 
Wouldn't the Eurostar's Class 373 be the fastest in the UK with a max speed of 186mph?
In the US our fastest train is the Acela rated at 165mph, but runs at 150mph. It's Overhead electric powered, locomotive hauled. On average our (long distance) trains generally have a max speed of 100mph. More regional (we call 'corridor) trains range from 110mph to 125mph.
We are in the process (early stages) of getting 220mph trains.
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mezzoprezzo
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cascaderailroad
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I haven't kept up to date on current events dealing with the California High Speed Rail project, but I assume it is: "AI train is stopped waiting for track clearance, junction lever is missing" lol :hehe:
I think most US trains are limited to 49, or 79 mph, asside from the NEC which does in excess of 125 mph in some spots
I think most US trains are limited to 49, or 79 mph, asside from the NEC which does in excess of 125 mph in some spots
mezzoprezzo
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German ICE trains
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Here’s how they do high speed Inter-City Express trains in Germany.
Driver, Content Creation and Surveyor are all represented here, but in the real world. I particularly like the innovation using 4 powered axles every second carriage, allowing 1 in 25 gradients to be climbed without loss of speed.
All well filmed and simply explained – just how I like it!
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Here’s how they do high speed Inter-City Express trains in Germany.
Driver, Content Creation and Surveyor are all represented here, but in the real world. I particularly like the innovation using 4 powered axles every second carriage, allowing 1 in 25 gradients to be climbed without loss of speed.
All well filmed and simply explained – just how I like it!
In Latvia the speeds are very low - the maximum for freight locomotives is 100 kph, but all freight trains are restricted to 80. I'm not sure, but there might be a section on the Rail Baltica where 90 is allowed. But it takes quite a while to stop the 6000 ton freight trains even from that speed.
For passenger trains - the DMU's can do a maximum of 120 kph. In service they usually go at about 70 but some reach 115 when behind schedule. The EMU's can reach 130 kph but there is no place with such a limit and in service they usually do about 80.
The international passenger train diesel locomotives have a maximum speed of 160 kph but in any case the passenger cars can only do 120 kph. Strangely the scheduled speed of the international trains is very low - a regional DMU does the same distance with more stops in less time than the international ones.
For a short while we had a pair of locally built 200 kph EMU's. But since they were built for Russia that's where they ended up. Now replaced by Velaro trainsets.
And a map of the actual speed limits. Black lines are abandoned ones.
For passenger trains - the DMU's can do a maximum of 120 kph. In service they usually go at about 70 but some reach 115 when behind schedule. The EMU's can reach 130 kph but there is no place with such a limit and in service they usually do about 80.
The international passenger train diesel locomotives have a maximum speed of 160 kph but in any case the passenger cars can only do 120 kph. Strangely the scheduled speed of the international trains is very low - a regional DMU does the same distance with more stops in less time than the international ones.
For a short while we had a pair of locally built 200 kph EMU's. But since they were built for Russia that's where they ended up. Now replaced by Velaro trainsets.
And a map of the actual speed limits. Black lines are abandoned ones.
hauntedclipp
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Top speed in my country is the Acela at 125mph.
There are various plans for other high speed rail lines here in the US, one I know of that's planning to have a top speed of 220mph. But it's still in the planning stages.
There are various plans for other high speed rail lines here in the US, one I know of that's planning to have a top speed of 220mph. But it's still in the planning stages.
jjanmarine3
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I think in South Africa and possibly Africa the fastest is the Bombardier Gautrain - 160 KPH.
The Class 91 is also very fast, maximum operating speed is 125mph but maximum speed is 140mph
Don't want to pop your balloon but that's the DVT, the 91's at the other end.