Speed records in rail transport

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Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This article provides an overview of speed records in rail transport. It is divided into absolute records for rail vehicles and fastest connections in the timetable.

Current speed records

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TGV 4402 (operation V150) reaching 574.8 km/h (357 mph)

The world record for a conventional wheeled passenger train is held by a modified French TGV high-speed (with standard equipment) code named V150, set in 2007 when it reached Script error: No such module "convert". on a Script error: No such module "convert". section of LGV Est line, part of the Trans-European high-speed rail network.[1] Japan's experimental maglev train L0 Series achieved Script error: No such module "convert". on a Template:Cvt magnetic levitation track in 2015.[2]

Under commercial traffic and practical conditions where trains carry passengers across from one station to another, the world records for top operating speeds of maglev and single-phase trains are held respectively by China's Shanghai Maglev Train with a top speed of Template:Cvt and CR400 Fuxing Hao at Template:Cvt. They are followed by France's TGV Duplex, Japan's E5 Series Shinkansen and the German ICE 3 (when operating in France[3]) which all have maximum operating speeds of Template:Cvt for commercial services.[4]

Past world speed records

Legend:

Arr (Arrangement)
Disposition and number of elements forming the train.
Loc
One locomotive pulling one or more cars.
Multi
Multiple motorized elements on a single train.
Single
Single rail vehicle (i.e. railbus)
Power
DC, DC 3rd rail, AC, Single phase, Triphase, Diesel-elec., Gas, Steam, Diesel-hydraulic, Propeller, Rocket, Jet
State
  • "Proto." (Prototype)
  • "Unmod." (Unmodified from vehicles in service)
  • "Tuned" (Modified at some level for a better performance)
  • "Unknown"

All passenger trains

The following is a partial list of absolute world speed records for all trains designed to carry passengers, regardless of gauge, propulsion or type of rail.

Speed Date Line Country Train Arr Power State Comments
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2015-04-21 Yamanashi Test Track Japan L0 Series Multi AC (Maglev) Proto. Seven-car train set, manned[2]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2015-04-16 Yamanashi Test Track Japan L0 Series Multi AC (Maglev) Proto. Seven-car train set, manned[5]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2003-12-02 Yamanashi Test Track Japan MLX01 Multi AC (Maglev) Proto. Three-car train set. Guinness Book of Records authenticated.[6]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2007-04-03 LGV Est France SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4402 Multi AC Tuned Extensive modifications. Set formed of 5 cars.[7] Current world record on steel rails.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2007-04-01 LGV Est France SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4402 Multi AC Tuned Set formed of 5 cars.[8]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1990-05-18 LGV Atlantique France SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 Multi AC Tuned Extensive modifications.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1990-05-09 LGV Atlantique France SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 Multi AC Tuned Extensive modifications.[9]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2003-11-12 Shanghai Maglev Train China Transrapid SMT Multi AC (Maglev) Unmod. Recorded in 2003 at a test run before the commercial operation in 2004[10]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2011-01-10 Beijing–Shanghai HSR China CRH380BL Multi Single phase Unmod. 16-car trainset[11]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2010-12-03 Beijing–Shanghai HSR China CRH380AL Multi Single phase Unmod. 16-car trainset, near Sùzhōu[12]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1990-12-05 LGV Atlantique France SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 Multi AC Tuned Extensive modifications.[13]
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1996-07-26 Tōkaidō Shinkansen Japan Class 955 Shinkansen Multi AC Proto
Script error: No such module "convert". 2023-06-28 Fuzhou-Xiamen HSR China CR400AF-J-0002 Multi AC Proto 8-car train with a CR450AF prototype carriage[14]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2013-03-28 Gyeongbu high-speed railway South Korea Hyundai Rotem HEMU-430X Multi AC Proto six-car train set, maximum speed test[15]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1974-08-14 High Speed Ground Test Center United States LIMRV[16] Loc Gas turbine Proto
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1988 LGV Sud-Est France SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 88 Multi AC [17]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1988-05-01 Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway Germany Intercity Experimental (ICE V) Multi AC Proto The first time that a railway vehicle broke the 400 km/h mark. The official world record was beaten just one year later by the French TGV.[18]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2006-07-16 Madrid-Barcelona HSL Spain Renfe Class 103 Multi AC Unmod. Currently holds the record of the fastest unmodified AC trainset (non-Maglev) in the world.
400 km/h (250 mph) 2019-12-14 Tohoku Shinkansen Japan Class E956 "ALFA-X" Multi AC Proto
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2016-02-26 AV Milano-Torino Italy ETR 1000 Multi AC Unmod.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2007-04-03 LGV Est France SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4404 Multi AC unmod Set formed of 10 cars -The 4404 train opens the way at 380 km/h for record breaker Tgv 4402 V150 train.[19]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1981-02-26 LGV Sud-Est France SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 16 Multi AC Tuned Line voltage increased from 25 kV to 29 kV, wheels of a larger diameter, and gear ratios between motors and wheels increased.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2009-02-04 Monte Bibele tunnel (Bologna-Firenze HSL) Italy ETR 500-Y Multi AC Tuned World record in tunnel.[20]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2004-12-16 Gyeongbu high-speed railway South Korea Hyundai Rotem HSR-350x Multi AC Proto
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2003-07-30 High Speed 1 United Kingdom Alstom Eurostar Tgv 3313/4, British Rail Class 373 Multi AC Unmod The speed of 334.7 km/h was recorded at Nashenden Valley, just outside Rochester.[21]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1955-03-29 "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax France Jeumont-Schneider SNCF BB 9003-9004 Loc DC Tuned Pulling 3 cars. Train was specially modified for the test. The track was badly damaged by the test.[22][23]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1974-12-08 "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax France TGV001 Multi AC proto TGV first prototype[24]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;"> Script error: No such module "convert". 2007-09-14 Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway between Ankara and Eskişehir. Turkey ETR 500 Y2 Multi AC Unmod. Turkish railway speed record. Record set during testing of the high-speed railway, 18 months before revenue service began.[25]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1954-02-21 France SNCF CC 7107 Loc DC unmod [26]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2008-09-14 Western Main Line Sweden Bombardier Regina Multi AC Proto. Swedish national speed record.
293 km/h (182 mph) 2013-11-24 Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Zawiercie railway Poland Pendolino

ED250-001

Multi DC Unmod. Polish national speed record.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1967-12-20 Northeast Corridor between Trenton and New Brunswick, New Jersey United States UAC TurboTrain GTEL -- Unmod. --
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1993-10-05 Saint Petersburg — Moscow Russia TEP80 Loc Diesel-elec Proto. Claimed,[27] but no verification from an independent witness[28]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 2002-06-12, 2002-07-10 Madrid - Barcelona, Olmedo-Medina del Campo Spain Talgo XXI Multi Diesel-elec Proto. Claimed by the company for both dates.[29][30]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1980 Rosslyn to De Wildt South Africa South Africa South African Class 6E Loc DC Proto. High speed pantographs was tested for British rail on locomotive number E1525. The idea was abandoned thereafter.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1987-11-01 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom Class 43 (HST) Multi Diesel-elec Modified Current official diesel speed record listed in 2006 Guinness Book of Records[31]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1973-06-12 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom HST prototype Multi Diesel-elec Proto. [32]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1936-02-17 Germany DRG SVT 137 233-234 "Bauart Leipzig" Multi Diesel-elec Unmod. First diesel train faster than Script error: No such module "convert".[33][34]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1938-20-07 Bologna-Milano line between Pontenure and Piacenza Italy FS Class ETR 200 Loc DC Unmod.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1938-03-07 East Coast Main Line between Peterborough and Grantham United Kingdom LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard Loc Steam Unmod. Authenticated speed. World Steam Speed Record Holder to this day. Analysis of the original dynamometer rolls in 2018 however points to several issues with the original authentication and a sustained maximum speed of 199.36 km/h (124 mph).[35]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1934-07-20 United States Milwaukee Road class F6 #6402 Loc Steam Unmod A point between Oakwood, Illinois and Lake, Wisconsin. Also averaged Script error: No such module "convert". on Script error: No such module "convert". from Chicago, Illinois to Milwaukee, and Script error: No such module "convert". for a Script error: No such module "convert". stretch[36]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1904-05-09 United Kingdom GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro Loc Steam Unmod. In 1904, City of Truro may have achieved the first Script error: No such module "convert". by a steam locomotive, as measured by Charles Rous-Marten.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1934-11-30 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Loc Steam Unmod. In 1934, Flying Scotsman achieved the first authenticated Script error: No such module "convert". by a steam locomotive.[37]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1829 Rainhill Trials United Kingdom Stephenson's Rocket Loc Steam Unmod. [38]

Conventional wheeled

The following is a list of verified absolute world speed records for conventional wheeled rail vehicles.

Speed Date Line Country Train Arr. Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2007-04-03 LGV Est France SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4402 Multi AC Tuned Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers.[7] Current world record on steel rails.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1990-05-18 LGV Atlantique France SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 Multi AC Tuned Extensive modifications.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2010-12-03 Beijing–Shanghai HSR China CRH380BL Multi Single phase Unmod. 16-car trainset[39]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2010-12-03 Beijing–Shanghai HSR China CRH380AL Multi Single phase Unmod. 16-car trainset, near Sùzhōu[40]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1989-12-05 LGV Atlantique France SNCF TGV Atlantique Set No. 325 Multi AC Tuned Extensive modifications.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2013-03-28 Gyeongbu high-speed railway South Korea Hyundai Rotem HEMU-430X Multi AC Proto six-car train set. maximum speed test.
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1988-05-01 Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway Germany Intercity Experimental (ICE V) Multi AC Proto The first time that a railway vehicle broke the 400 km/h mark. The record was beaten just one year later by the French TGV.[18]
<span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"." style="display:none;">Script error: No such module "convert". 1981-02-26 LGV Sud-Est France SNCF TGV Sud-Est Set No. 16 Multi AC Tuned Line voltage increased from 25 kV to 29 kV, wheels of a larger diameter, and gear ratios between motors and wheels increased.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2004-12-16 Gyeongbu high-speed railway South Korea Hyundai Rotem HSR-350x Multi AC Proto
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2003-07-30 High Speed 1 United Kingdom Eurostar 3313/4, British Rail Class 373 Multi AC Unmod The speed of 334.7 km/h was recorded at Nashenden Valley, just outside Rochester.[21]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1955-03-29 "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax France Jeumont-Schneider SNCF BB 9003-9004 Loc DC Tuned Pulling 3 cars. Train was specially modified for the test. The track was badly damaged by the test.[22][23]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1993-10-05 Saint Petersburg — Moscow Russia TEP80 Loc Diesel-elec Proto. Claimed,[27] but no verification from an independent witness[28]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1987-11-01 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom Class 43 (HST) Multi Diesel-elec Modified Current official diesel speed record listed in 2006 Guinness Book of Records[31]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1973-06-12 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom HST prototype Multi Diesel-elec Proto. [32]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1936-02-17 Germany DRG SVT 137 233-234 "Bauart Leipzig" Multi Diesel-elec Unmod. World speed record. First diesel train faster than Script error: No such module "convert".[33][34]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1938-07-03 United Kingdom LNER Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard Loc Steam unknown [41][42] Downhill grade. Data indicates peak speed Script error: No such module "convert"., mean speed (half-mile) Script error: No such module "convert".. Mallard suffered an overheated crankpin during the run, but was repaired and returned to traffic within 9 days.[43] This is the standing record for a steam locomotive. Analysis of the original dynamometer rolls in 2018 however points to several issues with the original authentication and a sustained maximum speed of 199.36 km/h (124 mph).[44]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-07-20 United States Milwaukee Road class F6 #6402 Loc Steam Unmod A point between Oakwood, Illinois and Lake, Wisconsin. Also averaged Script error: No such module "convert". on Script error: No such module "convert". from Chicago, Illinois to Milwaukee, and Script error: No such module "convert". for a Script error: No such module "convert". stretch[36]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-11-30 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Loc Steam Unmod. In 1934, Flying Scotsman achieved the first authenticated Script error: No such module "convert". by a steam locomotive.[37]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1829 Rainhill Trials United Kingdom Stephenson's Rocket Loc Steam Unmod. [38]

Electric

The following is a list of speed records for rail vehicles with electric traction motors and powered by electricity transferred to the train.

Speed records of electric locomotive and electric multiple unit trains
Speed Date Line Country Train Arr. Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2007-04-03 LGV Est France SNCF TGV POS Set No. 4402 Multi Single phase Tuned Set formed of 2 power cars + 3 trailers.[7] Current world record.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2010-12-03 Beijing–Shanghai HSR China CRH380BL Multi Single phase Unmod. 16-car trainset[39] Current record for the top speed of an unmodified production vehicle.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2010-12-03 Beijing–Shanghai HSR China CRH380AL Multi Single phase Unmod. 16-car trainset, near Sùzhōu[40]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1996-07-26 Tōkaidō Shinkansen Japan Class 955 Shinkansen Multi Single phase Proto
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1993-12-21 Jōetsu Shinkansen Japan Class 952/953 Shinkansen Multi Single phase Proto
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2013-03-28 Gyeongbu high-speed railway South Korea Hyundai Rotem HEMU-430X Multi Single phase Proto six-car train set. maximum speed test.[15]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2010-09-28 Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR China CRH380A Multi Single phase Unmod. [45]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2006-07-15 Madrid–Barcelona HSR between Guadalajara and Calatayud Spain Siemens Velaro E (AVE S-103) Multi Single phase Unmod. 15–16 July [46][47] Record for the top speed of an unmodified production vehicle until 2010.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2001-09-03 Hannover–Berlin between Oebisfelde and Rathenow Germany ICE 3 (DB BR 406) Multi Single phase Unmod. The journey was carried out as a regular approval journey, whereby according to German regulations a speed of at least 10% higher to the approval speed must be reached during the approval process. Since the train was regularly approved for 330 km/h, at least 363 km/h had to be reached during the test run.[48] Record for the top speed of an unmodified production vehicle until 2006.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2009-02-03 Bologna–Florence high-speed railway Italy ETR 500 Y1 Multi Single phase Tuned Indoor Italian speed record, in the Monte Bibele tunnel on the high speed line between Florence and Bologna.[49][50]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2006-09-02 Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway Germany Siemens EuroSprinter ES64U4 No. 1216 050-5 Loc AC Unmod. On Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway, locomotive owned by ÖBB, pulling one car.[22][51] Record for the maximum speed of an electric locomotive.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2003-07-30 High Speed 1 United Kingdom Eurostar 3313/4, British Rail Class 373 Multi AC Unmod The speed of 334.7 km/h was recorded at Nashenden Valley, just outside Rochester.[21]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1955-03-29 "Les Landes", between Bordeaux and Dax France Jeumont-Schneider SNCF BB 9003-9004 Loc DC Tuned Pulling 3 cars. Train was specially modified for the test. The track was badly damaged by the test.[22][23]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1979-12-07 Oyama test track Japan Class 961 Shinkansen Multi Single phase Proto. test track, now part of Tōhoku Shinkansen[52]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1972-02-24 Sanyō Shinkansen Japan Class 951 Shinkansen Multi Single phase Proto. [52]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1963-03-30 Odawara test track Japan Class 1000 Shinkansen Multi Single phase Proto. Test track now part of Tōkaidō Shinkansen[52]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1903-10-28 Royal Prussian Military Railway between Marienfelde and Zossen Germany AEG Experimental three-phase railcar Multi Triphase Proto. Overall speed record. Many sources say 27 October.[53][54][55]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1939-20-07 Florence–Bologna "direttissima" and Bologna-Milan lines Italy ETR 200 Multi DC Unmod. Record average speed between Bologna and Milan[56]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1903-10-06 Royal Prussian Military Railway between Marienfelde and Zossen Germany Siemens & Halske Experimental three-phase railcar Multi Triphase Proto. After railbed was improved. Some sources say 7 October, others say Script error: No such module "convert". or an improbable Script error: No such module "convert"..[53][57][58]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1941 Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad United States Electroliner Multi DC. It used its OHEL system, not its 3rd rail system for the record run.[59] Unmod. When the sets were received in 1941, during one test run the traction motors were allowed full field shunt to determine absolute maximum speed. It reached just over 110 mph (180 km/h), but at that speed the train reached highway crossings before the crossing gates fully closed, a dangerous situation. Thereafter, the sets were limited to 90 mph (140 km/h).[60]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". or 1988-04-11 Somewhere on the Waterloo to Weymouth route United Kingdom British Rail Class 442 N/A DC 3rd rail Unmod. World speed record for a 750 DC 3rd rail train.[61][62]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1901 Royal Prussian Military Railway between Marienfelde and Zossen Germany Siemens & Halske Experimental three-phase railcar Multi Triphase Proto. Early tests of AC power. Some sources say Script error: No such module "convert". or Script error: No such module "convert"..[63]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-08 Northeast Corridor United States Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 Loc Single Phase Unmod. First streamlined electric passenger train in the world, pulling 14 coaches at sustained speeds of 161 km/h.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1930 Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad United States Red Devil (interurban) Single DC Unmod. Defeated a plane in a race for publicity.[64]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1972-01-31 LIRR Main Line between Woodside and Jamaica United States R44 (New York City Subway car) Multi DC Unmod. World speed record for a subway train. When half the motors were disabled to simulate the weight of a rush-hour crowd, it still reached Script error: No such module "convert".. The cars were capable of even higher speeds, as the consist was still accelerating as it approached the end of the designated test track.[65][66]

Fuel-electric

The following is a list of speed records for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors such as diesel-electric locomotive, diesel electric multiple unit and gas turbine-electric locomotive trains.

Speed record of fuel-electric rail vehicles
Speed Date Line Country Train Arr. Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1993-10-05 Saint Petersburg — Moscow Russia TEP80 Loc Diesel-elec Proto. Has documentation and record of the speed,[27] but no verification from an independent witness.[28]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2002-06-12
2002-07-10 		Madrid - Barcelona, Olmedo-Medina del Campo Spain Talgo XXI Multi Diesel-elec Proto. Claimed by the company for both dates.[29][30]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1987-11-01 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom Class 43 (HST) Multi Diesel-elec Modified Current official diesel speed record listed in 2006 Guinness Book of Records[31]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1973-06-12 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom HST prototype Multi Diesel-elec Proto. [32]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1936-02-17 Germany DRG SVT 137 233-234 "Bauart Leipzig" Multi Diesel-elec Unmod. World speed record. First diesel train faster than Script error: No such module "convert".[33][34]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-05-26 United States Pioneer Zephyr Multi Diesel-elec Unmod. World speed record. First streamlined diesel-electric train and the first multi-coach passenger train to reach a 181 km/h top speed.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-02-12 United States M-10000 Multi Gasoline-elec Unmod. World speed record. First streamlined gasoline-electric train and the first multi-coach passenger train to reach a 177 km/h top speed.

Fuel-mechanic

The following is a list of speed records for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to mechanical energy to drive vehicle's wheels such as diesel-hydraulic trains and gas turbine locomotive trains that use mechanical transmission to power the drive wheels.

Speed record of fuel-mechanic rail vehicles
Speed Date Line Country Train Arr. Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1967-12-20 Northeast Corridor United States UAC TurboTrain Multi Gas unknown [67]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1905 Union Pacific and Southern Pacific United States McKeen railmotor Single Railcar Gasoline Engine unknown First streamlined train in history with 152 units sold and used by Union Pacific and other railroad companies from 1905-1934.

Steam

The following is a list of speed records for steam locomotives.

Note: All records with a faster speed than Script error: No such module "convert". (the record set by Mallard) are claimed and have not been officially verified (compare rival claims section).

Speed record of steam rail vehicles
Speed Date Line Country Train Arr. Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1938-07-03 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom LNER Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard Loc Steam Unmod. [68][42] Downhill grade. Data indicates peak speed Script error: No such module "convert"., mean speed (half-mile) Script error: No such module "convert".. Mallard suffered an overheated center big end bearing (or crankpin) during the run, but was repaired and returned to traffic within 9 days.[43] MallardTemplate:'s record is the standing world speed record for a steam locomotive.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1936-05-11 Germany Borsig DRG series 05 002 Loc Steam Unmod. Level grade.[69]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-12-27 New York Central Railroad (also B&A, THB, MC, CCC&StL) United States New York Central Hudson "Commodore Vanderbilt" Loc Steam Unmod. This was the first streamlined coal-fired steam train in history.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1935-04-05 United States Milwaukee Road class A #2 Loc Steam unknown This was the first streamlined oil-fired steam train in history. Claimed to have sustained Script error: No such module "convert". for Script error: No such module "convert".. Average speed for Script error: No such module "convert". between Milwaukee and New Lisbon, Wisconsin was Script error: No such module "convert"..[36]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1935-03-05 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom LNER Class A3 2750 Papyrus Loc Steam Unmod. The locomotive reached a peak speed of 108 mph and maintained a speed above 100 mph for 12.5 consecutive miles, hauling a 217-ton load that included a dynamometer car to provide an accurate record of performance.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-07-20 United States Milwaukee Road class F6 #6402 Loc Steam Unmod. A point between Oakwood, Illinois and Lake, Wisconsin. Also averaged Script error: No such module "convert". on Script error: No such module "convert". from Chicago, Illinois to Milwaukee, and Script error: No such module "convert". for a Script error: No such module "convert". stretch.[36] This trip was a test run for the feasibility of a new planned high speed passenger train service between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul via Milwaukee, which came to fruition the next year as the Hiawatha.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1934-11-30 East Coast Main Line United Kingdom LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Loc Steam Unmod. In 1934, Flying Scotsman achieved the first authenticated Script error: No such module "convert". by a steam locomotive.[37]Template:Refn
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1904-05-4 Exeter to Bristol Line United Kingdom GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro Loc Steam Unmod. This was the first independently measured and published Script error: No such module "convert". by a steam locomotive.[70]Template:Refn
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1895-10-24 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway United States Brooks-built ten-wheeler and train Loc Steam Unmod. The engineer was presented with a memorial watch from the Webb C. Ball Company in a ceremony at the Brooks Locomotive Works offices on April 17, 1896.[71]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1895 London and North Western Railway United Kingdom LNWR Improved Precedent Class No. 790 Hardwicke Loc Steam unmod. [72]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1893-05-10 United States Empire State Express No. 999 Loc Steam Unmod. Script error: No such module "convert". claimed, which would make it the first wheeled vehicle to exceed Script error: No such module "convert"..[73][74] Unauthenticated and dubious.
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1840s Great Western Main Line United Kingdom GWR Iron Duke class Iron Duke Loc Steam unknown [72]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1830-09 Liverpool and Manchester Railway United Kingdom Northumbrian Loc Steam unknown [72]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1829 Rainhill Trials United Kingdom Stephenson's Rocket Loc Steam Unmod. [38]
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Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 		1804-02-21 Merthyr Tramroad United Kingdom Richard Trevithick:
World's first railway steam locomotive 		Loc Steam Unmod. On 21 February 1804 it successfully carried 11.24 tons of coal, five wagons and 70 men over the full distance, in 4 hours and 5 minutes, at an average speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[75][76]

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Air propulsion

The following is a list of speed records for rail vehicles that use air propulsion to move rail vehicles while the wheels are rolling along the track.

Speed record of air propulsion rail vehicles
Speed Date Line Country Train Arr. Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1974-08-14 High Speed Ground Test Center United States LIMRV[16] Loc Gas turbine Proto
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1966-07-23 Butler, Indiana to Stryker, Ohio United States New York Central Budd RDC-3 M-497 Loc Jet Proto. Jet aero engines (retrofitted to roof)
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1928-06-23 Germany Opel RAK III Loc Rocket Proto. Unmanned. Some sources say Script error: No such module "convert". or Script error: No such module "convert".. See:[77][78][79][80][81]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1931-06-21 Berlin–Hamburg line between Karstädt and Dergenthin Germany Schienenzeppelin Single Propeller Proto. Propeller-driven railcar with gasoline (petrol) aero engines. Could carry up to 40 passengers, still holds the land speed record for a petrol powered rail vehicle
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1921-07-24 Moscow-Tula Soviet Union Aerowagon Single Propeller Proto. Propeller-driven railcar with a gasoline (petrol) aero engine.

Using an air cushion and a monorail, the Aérotrain set on 5 March 1974 a mean speed of Template:Cvt and a peak speed of Template:Cvt.

Conventional wheeled – Narrow gauge

Speed Date Line Country Train Arr Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1978-10-31 Between Westonaria and Midway South Africa SAR Class 6E1 (No. E1525) Loc Single phase unknown Template:RailGauge [82][83][84] Scheffel bogie
Script error: No such module "convert". 1999 Queensland Rail North Coast Line Australia Electric Tilt Train Multi AC Unmod. Template:RailGauge Tilting train[85]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1960-11-21 JNR Tōkaidō Main Line Japan JNR KuMoYa93 test car Multi DC Proto. Template:RailGauge [86]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1959-07-31 JNR Tōkaidō Main Line Japan JNR 151 series Multi DC unknown Template:RailGauge [86]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1957-09-27 JNR Tōkaidō Main Line Japan Odakyū 3000 series SE Romancecar Multi DC unknown Template:RailGauge [87]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1914 South-West Africa OMEG Rail motor coach No. «Kronprinz» Single Gasoline unknown Template:RailGauge Summer 1914.[87]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1954-12-15 JNR Tokaido Main Line Japan JNR Class C62 No. C62 17 Loc Steam unknown Template:RailGauge [88]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1914 Indonesia Staatsspoorwegen SS Class 700 Single Steam Unmod. Template:RailGauge[89]

The European speed record on meter gauge was achieved in the night from 8th to 9th July 2022. A Rhaetian Railway class ABe 4/16 train made by Stadler Rail reached 163 kph during testing in the Vereina tunnel.[90]

Maglev trains

Speed Date Line Country Train Arr Power State Comments
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2015-04-21 Yamanashi Test Track Japan L0 Series Multi AC Proto. Seven-car train set, manned[2]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2015-04-16 Yamanashi Test Track Japan L0 Series Multi AC Proto. Seven-car train set, manned[5]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2003-12-02 Yamanashi Test Track Japan MLX01 Multi AC Proto. Three-car train set. Guinness Book of Records authenticated.[6]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1999-04-14 Yamanashi Test Track Japan MLX01 Multi AC Proto. Five-car train set. Guinness Book of Records authenticated.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 2003-11-12 Shanghai Maglev Train China Transrapid SMT Multi AC Unmod. Recorded in 2003 at a test run before the commercial operation in 2004[10]
Template:HsScript error: No such module "convert". 1974-08-14 High Speed Ground Test Center United States LIMRV[16] Single Cable Proto

World fastest point-to-point average speeds in commercial operations

The following are the lists of world record average operating speeds between two stations. The average speeds are measured by the total time and the distance between the two stations.

All commercially operated trains

World record average operating speeds of trains in commercial traffic
Average speed Top speed Train Type Location From To Distance Duration Date from Date to Comments
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Fuxing (train) Single phase China Beijing Nanjing Script error: No such module "convert". 193 min 2018 On Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway[91]
Script error: No such module "convert". 300 km/h (310 km/h with +10 tolerance) CRH380 Single phase China Shijiazhuang Zhengzhou Script error: No such module "convert". 81 min 2010 On Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway[92]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". TGV Duplex Single phase France Lorraine TGV Champagne-Ardenne

TGV

Script error: No such module "convert". 36 min 2007 2010 On the LGV Est[93]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". E5 series shinkansen Single phase Japan Ōmiya Sendai Script error: No such module "convert". 67 min 2011 2017 With the Hayabusa service on the Tohoku Shinkansen line[94]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". TGV Duplex Single phase France Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Aix-en-Provence Script error: No such module "convert". 66 min 2005 2007 On the LGV Méditerranée[95]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Nozomi Shinkansen Single phase Japan Hiroshima Kokura Script error: No such module "convert". 44 min 1997 2005 Operated by 500 Series Shinkansen[95]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Shanghai Maglev Train AC (Maglev) China Template:Stl Template:Stl Script error: No such module "convert". 7 minutes 20 seconds 2003 Average and maximum speeds during peak operation 09:00–10:45 and 15:00–15:45[96]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". AVE S-103 Single phase Spain Madrid-Atocha Barcelona-Sants Script error: No such module "convert". 158 min 2008 On Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". ICE 3 Single phase Germany Frankfurt Airport Siegburg/Bonn Script error: No such module "convert". 37 min 2006 On Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line[97]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Al Boraq Single phase Morocco Tanger-Ville Kenitra-Ville Script error: No such module "convert". 50 min 2018 On Casablanca–Tangier high-speed rail line
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Eurostar e300/e320 Single phase United Kingdom, France London St Pancras Paris Gare du Nord Script error: No such module "convert". 134 min 2007 On High Speed 1, Channel Tunnel, LGV Nord. On a trip 2007 the train took 124 min, which equals an average of Script error: No such module "convert"..[98]
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". ETR500, Frecciarossa 1000, ETR575 "Italo" Single phase Italy Milano Centrale Bologna Centrale Script error: No such module "convert". 61 min 2008 On Milan-Bologna high speed railway
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". TGV Single phase France Gare de Lille Europe Charles de Gaulle Airport Script error: No such module "convert". 48 min 1995 1997 On LGV Interconnexion Est and LGV Nord.[99] Historical
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Morning Hiawatha Steam United States Sparta, Wisconsin Portage, Wisconsin Script error: No such module "convert". 58 min 1939 1971 Script error: No such module "convert". in 58 minutes,[36] Milwaukee Road class F7. Historical
Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Cheltenham Spa Express Steam United Kingdom Swindon London Script error: No such module "convert". 65 min 1932 1933 Script error: No such module "convert". in 65 minutes. Claimed by the Great Western Railway at the time to be the world's fastest train. Now operated by GWR in 49 minutes with Class 800 Hitachi Intercity Express Train.[100] Historical

See also

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