Fast and furious, on tracks: World's fastest bullet trains
A Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour (374 miles per hour) on an experimental track in Yamanashi Tuesday, setting a new world record for speed. Here’s a look at some other speedy trains of the world.
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Japanese Maglev: Central Japan Railway Co.’s Maglev train, which is levitated and propelled forward by magnetic force, speeds at an 18.4 kilometer test track in Tsuru, west of Tokyo. The train hit 603 kilometers per hour (374 miles per hour) setting a decisive new world record on Tuesday. Yuriko Nakao YN/FA
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Shanghai Maglev: The world’s first passenger Transrapid Maglev high speed train in Shanghai, China. The German-made railway system uses magnets to propel it at speeds of up to 430 kph (270 mph).
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Harmony CRH380A: The train CRH380A hit a speed of 486 km per hour and broke the world record for unmodified commercial use during trial service in 2010. REUTERS/Stringer
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AGV: French company Alstom’s AGV speed train is seen on a testing track in Cerhenice near the town of Velim, Czech Republic. The AGV has set a world record speed of 574.8 km per hour in April 2007 on French track, and has a cruising speed of 360 km per hour. REUTERS/Petr Josek
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Siemens Velaro: Visitors walk next to a Alstom 4th generation Pendolino (L) and Siemens Velaro D- BR 407 high speed trains at the Innotrans ‘International Trade Fair for Transport Technology - Innovative Components, Vehicles, Systems’ in Berlin. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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