World rail speed record live!

[ChrisCooper]

http://video-direct.france3.fr/player.php?id=25 will tomorrow be showing the French attempt to be the world rail speed record live, at 12:55 French time (GMT+2, BST+1).

 

[Mushroom]

They did it. TGV Duplex went to 574.8km/h (359.25mph)

 

[Jordy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRg4Cda23XA

hock:

 

[westcoaster]

imagion the dessiro woman WE ARE NOWWWWW APPROCHING 359MPH, PLEAS MIND THE STEP DOWN TO THE PLATFOM EDGE!!!!!!

 

[Tom]

"Please stand well away from the platform edge, the approaching train is not scheduled to stop at this station."

The train passed before it got to "platform edge".

 

[David]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRg4Cda23XA

hock:

For those who can't understand French....

http://a456.g.akamai.net/7/456/3423.../jour_j/post_record/popup_post_record_en.html

How impressive does that look? hock:

 

[Driver74]

Not to sure who the British TV company was travelling on the train, but it wasn't the BBC.
An extended version is on www.bramleyline.com inder News Items heading and in the French TGV report.

 

[Crompton Karl]

SNCF have released the footage of the attempt and other material including video of previous attempts at this new website http://www.record2007.com/site/index_en.php which is all in english.

Karl

 

[Driver74]

http://video-direct.france3.fr/player.php?id=25 will tomorrow be showing the French attempt to be the world rail speed record live, at 12:55 French time (GMT+2, BST+1).

Go to www.bramleyline.com and go to the latest news section and click on the French link. It will open up the film of the record test run and in English.

 

[Darandio]

Go to www.bramleyline.com and go to the latest news section and click on the French link. It will open up the film of the record test run and in English.

We know, you have already posted it.