Train length200 m
8,000Cherry tomatoes
100Cattail heights
Standard Duplex set
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TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse)
France's bullet that runs on rails and Gallic pride/Trains & Rail
The TGV has been France's flagship high-speed train since 1981, routinely whisking passengers between Paris and Lyon at speeds that make highway driving feel medieval. In 2007 a modified TGV set the world rail speed record at 574.8 km/h. The standard Duplex version carries over 500 passengers on two decks, proving that the French can stack people as efficiently as they stack cheese on a baguette.
Measurements
Maximum operating speed90 m/s
1.2 hundredthsOrbiting satellites
273Crawling babies
320 km/h in regular service
Total mass380,000 kg
253Sedans
13.1 billionGrains of rice
3.8 thousandthsAircraft carriers
Fully loaded
Total traction power9.3 million W
18.6 millionChristmas tree light bulbs
3.09Diesel locomotives
9.28 MW
World record speed160 m/s
20Rolled bowling balls
8 tenthsTsunami waves
2.1 hundredthsOrbiting satellites
574.8 km/h set in 2007