Railroad has existed for hundreds of years.During this time the train passed a huge evolutionary path from the massive trolleys, move with a hand thrust up superhighways machines working on the principle of magnetic levitation.Today Railway Express are in almost every country.Let's see, what is the fastest train in Russia and the world.Before your rating parlays that can reach speeds of over 300 kilometers per hour!
Belgium
in eleventh place - Belgian series of high-speed trains TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse).These trains were developed in early 1987 and had to go from Amsterdam to Paris, Brussels and Cologne driving.Express trains were put into operation in 1997.
Modern HSL 1 runs on a high-speed line, which connects the capital of Belgium, the French railway.The road from Paris to Brussels (300 km) train runs 82 minutes.His average speed close to 300 kilometers per hour.Incidentally, such an expensive way to travel.A ticket on the train speed is 88 euros (two times cheaper than air travel).However, acts of attractive discounts.
Taiwan
top ten fastest trains of the world opens the Taiwan locomotive THSR 700T.Long, dynamic and exclusive.Prototypes and samples to create it was the Japanese train "Shinkansen".The maximum operating speed of Taiwan Express is 300 kilometers per hour.However, in 2005, reached the mark of 315 kilometers.What allowed THSR 700T to enter the top ten fastest.
locomotive runs from the North to the south of Taipei, Kaohsiung.Twelve comfortable cars per trip can ride up to 989 passengers.The train is famous not only for its speed, but also the safety and accuracy.
Germany
ninth place in the ranking is the German high-speed trains InterCity Express (ICE).The speed of such a model railway Strasbourg-Paris reaches 320 kilometers per hour.Today express ICE - is the main German train long distances.They also come in the next European Union countries and Russia (for example, high-speed train Moscow - St. Petersburg).
In Germany, began to develop high-speed model in 1985, when the country was divided into two parts.A first train on the rails stood in 1991, after the merger.Mock ICE-V in a test mode, has a top speed 407 kilometers per hour.However, in operation, he was not released.
In 1984 the company began developing a test Transrapid railway line between the towns of Lathen and Derpy working on a system of "maglev".On this branch of the train will be able to pick up speed up to 420 kilometers.But because of the disaster, which occurred on the line in September 2006 that killed 23 people, launching "Maglev" has been postponed indefinitely.Today, this railway locomotives go only as sightseeing tours and attractions.
England
to eighth place in the ranking - the UK high-speed trains.Top representatives - a British Rail Class 373 and Eurostar.Their speed ranges from 300 to 335 km.These electric series TGV (the French model) were put into operation in 1994 and run between the three countries: Britain, France and Belgium.Their way is through the famous railway tunnel under the English Channel.Incidentally, the tunnel - the second longest worldwide.
If you go back to the speed it needs to be said about the record set by Eurostar locomotive in 2003 - 334.7 kilometers per hour.All the way from Paris to London from such a train takes 136 minutes.
London train most capacious in the world.They can go up to 900 passengers.In addition, high-speed Eurostar passenger train is one of the longest locomotives - it reaches 394 meters in length and has 20 cars in the lineup.
South Korea
seventh place in the ranking Korean train KTX Sancheon.His speed - from 305 to 352 kilometers.Lokomotiv started his first route in 2009.The developer - a world famous company Hyundai Rotem, which is the basis for the creation of the locomotive took the French technology TGV.
Electric owns the national railway of South Korea.And despite the record set in 2004 (352 km / h), the speed of express mail will never exceed the mark of 305 kilometers.All this for security reasons, of course.KTX Sancheon - capacious (up to 363 passengers), comfortable and modern model, plying the routes to Seoul - Busan and Yongsan - Mokpo (in Gwangju).
Italy
In sixth place - the Italian express ETR-500.His full name - Elettro Treno Rapido 500. The train was released in Rome in 1993.The average operating speed express train is 300 km / h.But his record in the 362 kilometers of the locomotive set in 2009, while driving through a tunnel that connects Bologna to Florence.
time for which ETR-500 overcomes your route (Bologna - Milan), is a little less than an hour.Incidentally, this year in Italy, scheduled to release immediately the six locomotives of the new generation of ETR-100.These machines will be able to pick up speed from 350 to 400 km / h.
Spain
Five fastest open the Spanish high-speed trains manufactured by a trading company Alta Velocidad Española, or abbreviated AVE.This abbreviation is not accidental.In Spanish «ave» means "bird."The most famous model of the company - is a luxury express train AVE Talgo-350.It really flies like a bird, reaching speeds of 330 km / h.
AVE Talgo-350 - a high-speed train and comfortable for up to 318 people.It runs between Madrid, Valladolid and Barcelona.In 2004, during the tests and trials, the locomotive were able to overclock to the maximum speed - 365 km / h.By the way, it is called "duck".This train got the nickname because of its long forehand, seemingly strongly resembles a duck's beak.
China
And the fourth, and third places are taken by the Chinese high-speed locomotives.
the fourth - "pure Chinese» CRH380A.Its manufacturer - the largest national company for the production of rail cars - CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company.The locomotive speeds up to 380 kilometers per hour.And at trial, he set his record - 486 kilometers.CRH380A - comfortable and roomy high-speed train Beijing - Shanghai, Shanghai - Hangzhou and Guangzhou - Wuhan.His daily flights, he began to perform in September 2010.
Third place - for the Chinese Shanghai Maglev Train.He is able to develop a speed of 431 to 501 kilometers per hour.The train operates on the principle of magnetic suspension "maglev", which did not set himself the Germans.Incidentally, Shanghai Maglev is not developed to the Chinese, and the same Germans.His prototype was the German locomotive Transrapid SMT.Chinese high-speed train was commissioned in 2004 in the city of Shanghai.The maximum speed with which it runs every day on its route Shanghai - Airport does not exceed 431 km / h.However, it can and more.In tests locomotive accelerate to 501 kilometers per hour!
France
world's second-rate - it is a series of French train TGV.They travel on routes from France to Switzerland and Germany.The average speed models - the 320 km / h.The record was set in 2007 and amounted to 574.8 km / h.
French high-speed trains and systems Train Grande Vitesse - one of the most famous and fastest in the world.They repeatedly beat world speed records.The development of such models began in France in the 1960s.It was a response to the creation of his Japanese "Sinkansenov."Today, France boasts a huge high-speed lines (over 1,700 kilometers), as well as 4,000 species of seven locomotives.
Land of the Rising Sun
brings us to the fastest train in the world.This is a series of Japanese "Shinkansen» (Shinkansen).The rate of high-speed train - 581 km / h.She breaks all world records to date.Japan became the first country out of its rail system to allocate a separate line for high-speed routes.The first part of this pilot made his flight in 1964.It was timed to coincide with the Olympic Games in Tokyo.Route: Tokyo - Osaka.
first locomotive "Shinkansen" was made in the form of bullets, hence the appropriate name.Even today, the Japanese train on the old-fashioned way called "bullets".It is also a symbol of their high-speed feature.Expression and really fly with the speed of a bullet.Normal speed for the "Shinkansen" - 443 km / h.And the absolute world record, which is established in 2003, reaching the mark of 581 km.
Modern "Shinkansen" - a comfortable high-speed express, having in its composition sixteen strong and sustainable cars.Japanese engine is not only the fastest in the world, but also the safest.Forty-five years of operation of the train of the brand never got into a major accident!There were no casualties, no damage - complete safety.
Incidentally, Tokyo railway network of the busiest in the world.During its existence, the train "Shinkansen" carried more than six billion passengers!No other line can not boast of such figures.
fastest, safest and also the most accurate in the world.Thus, the distance from Osaka to Tokyo locomotive flies for 145 minutes.And in 2003, having made 160 of these flights, "Shinkansen" deviated from the schedule by only six seconds ...
Russia
Our country is, of course, can not boast of such impressive figures, and 300 km / h Russian locomotives are not gaining.However, high-speed routes, we can also boast.
Until 2009, on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg followed the train ER200.His speed, as the name implies, was 200 km / h.And during the test locomotive were able to overclock up to 210 kilometers.In 2009, this miracle of technology written off and was replaced by high-speed train "Sapsan".The name was in honor of the locomotive peregrine falcons, which is considered the fastest bird in the world.Train designed and assembled in Germany.At the peak, he can develop a speed of up to 300 km / h.The manufacturer (Siemens) established a maximum design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.During test trials on our railway locomotive accelerate to 290 km / h.The train "Sapsan" moves on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg.The distance it takes four hours, the average speed is 166 km / h.Most did not disperse for security purposes.By the way, the express from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, generally moves at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour ...
in Russia in second place after the "Peregrine" is high-speed train "Swallow".It has also been developed by the German company Siemens.It was specially sent to Russia by the beginning of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.It consists of five cars and a length of up to 130 meters.It can also be used in dual mode (with the addition of five more cars).The rate of "Swallows" below - up to 160 km / h.It is intended for commuter routes and is equipped with a high platform.Today, these trains run from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnodar.As well as electric trains in Sochi and Tuapse.
In Russia, unlike other countries, alone dedicated high-speed lines not.And high-speed train "Swallow", and no less rapid "Sapsan" walk the already pre-existing, albeit modernized, ways.In addition to introducing these express, had to remove some slower route.This, in turn, caused a lot of discontent among the local people.And the cost of train tickets are pretty high, even by the standards of Europe and Asia.During a trip in a locomotive from Moscow to St. Petersburg you will pay as much as would give, if flew there by plane.
