![The special V150 French TGV high-speed train travels along a newly built track near Jaulny near Pont-a-Mousson, eastern France, April 3, 2007. The train broke the world speed record at 574.8 kilometres ( The special V150 French TGV high-speed train travels along a newly built track near Jaulny near Pont-a-Mousson, eastern France, April 3, 2007. The train broke the world speed record at 574.8 kilometres (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D308J6/the-special-v150-french-tgv-high-speed-train-travels-along-a-newly-built-track-near-jaulny-near-pont-a-mousson-eastern-france-april-3-2007-the-train-broke-the-world-speed-record-at-5748-kilometres-357-miles-per-hour-on-tuesday-reutersvincent-kessler-france-2D308J6.jpg)
The special V150 French TGV high-speed train travels along a newly built track near Jaulny near Pont-a-Mousson, eastern France, April 3, 2007. The train broke the world speed record at 574.8 kilometres (
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RailPictures.Net Photo: 4402 SNCF World Speed Record TGV V150 at Chelles (77), France by Daniel Minaca
![France's V150 TGV fast train sets the new world speed record for a train on rails on April 3, 2007, between Preny and Reims-Bezannes, in eastern France. The TGV of French railroad France's V150 TGV fast train sets the new world speed record for a train on rails on April 3, 2007, between Preny and Reims-Bezannes, in eastern France. The TGV of French railroad](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYXX9R/frances-v150-tgv-fast-train-sets-the-new-world-speed-record-for-a-train-on-rails-on-april-3-2007-between-preny-and-reims-bezannes-in-eastern-france-the-tgv-of-french-railroad-company-sncf-hit-5748-kmsh-357-mph-on-a-73-kms-453-mile-stretch-of-track-between-paris-and-the-eastern-city-of-strasbourg-upi-photorff-alstom-sncf-TYXX9R.jpg)
France's V150 TGV fast train sets the new world speed record for a train on rails on April 3, 2007, between Preny and Reims-Bezannes, in eastern France. The TGV of French railroad
ALSTOM - #DYK that our maximum conventional #railspeed record still stands? On this day in 2007, along with our partners SNCF Réseau our #TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) #highspeed train set the
![European High Speed Train / France's TGV hold the record of the fastest train on rail at 574.8 Km/h(or averaging 150 meters per seconds) with 230 People on board established in April European High Speed Train / France's TGV hold the record of the fastest train on rail at 574.8 Km/h(or averaging 150 meters per seconds) with 230 People on board established in April](https://preview.redd.it/9w1faebo3fl71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d7872c7f672dc9a7630aaed3ba1120752d7c3b0e)
European High Speed Train / France's TGV hold the record of the fastest train on rail at 574.8 Km/h(or averaging 150 meters per seconds) with 230 People on board established in April
![The special V150 French TGV high-speed train (L) arrives at Bezannes after setting a world speed record at 574.8 km (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region at Bezannes April 3, The special V150 French TGV high-speed train (L) arrives at Bezannes after setting a world speed record at 574.8 km (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region at Bezannes April 3,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D27MA1/the-special-v150-french-tgv-high-speed-train-l-arrives-at-bezannes-after-setting-a-world-speed-record-at-5748-km-357-miles-per-hour-in-frances-champagne-region-at-bezannes-april-3-2007-reuterscharles-platiau-france-2D27MA1.jpg)
The special V150 French TGV high-speed train (L) arrives at Bezannes after setting a world speed record at 574.8 km (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region at Bezannes April 3,
![The special V150 French TGV high-speed train travels along newly-built track to break the world speed record at 574.8 kilometres (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region in Grigny, April 3, The special V150 French TGV high-speed train travels along newly-built track to break the world speed record at 574.8 kilometres (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region in Grigny, April 3,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1MKKW/the-special-v150-french-tgv-high-speed-train-travels-along-newly-built-track-to-break-the-world-speed-record-at-5748-kilometres-357-miles-per-hour-in-frances-champagne-region-in-grigny-april-3-2007-the-train-an-enhanced-version-of-trains-that-will-run-on-the-paris-strasbourg-line-from-june-has-been-preparing-for-the-record-run-for-weeks-and-it-carried-journalists-and-other-guests-for-the-official-attempt-reuterspascal-rossignol-france-2D1MKKW.jpg)