![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/TYXX9N/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-TYXX9N.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
![HJ2412 SNCF, 4-unit set, TGV Sud-Est, orange livery, period IV - "World Record 26th February 1981: 380 km/h" HJ2412 SNCF, 4-unit set, TGV Sud-Est, orange livery, period IV - "World Record 26th February 1981: 380 km/h"](https://d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net/3000x1876/7916/3214/6466/hj2412_2.jpg%3Ffit%3D1)
HJ2412 SNCF, 4-unit set, TGV Sud-Est, orange livery, period IV - "World Record 26th February 1981: 380 km/h"
![The special V150 French TGV high-speed train is seen after setting a world speed record at 574.8 km (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region at Bezannes, eastern France April 3, The special V150 French TGV high-speed train is seen after setting a world speed record at 574.8 km (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region at Bezannes, eastern France April 3,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1HAAN/the-special-v150-french-tgv-high-speed-train-is-seen-after-setting-a-world-speed-record-at-5748-km-357-miles-per-hour-in-frances-champagne-region-at-bezannes-eastern-france-april-3-2007-reuters-charles-platiau-france-2D1HAAN.jpg)
The special V150 French TGV high-speed train is seen after setting a world speed record at 574.8 km (357 miles) per hour in France's Champagne region at Bezannes, eastern France April 3,
![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/TYXX9K/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-TYXX9K.jpg)