Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail journeys a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single ...

Jacques Cooper, designer of France's first ultra-fast TGV train that shattered world speed records when it came into service in 1981, has died aged 93, his former employer Alstom said on Wednesday.

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How can we persuade more people to take the train? Well, maybe we should take a cue from our friends in Europe, especially the French. We know, of course, about the famous French TGV, or Train à ...

This list combines standard-gauge and maglev trains. The trains listed don't include unmanned experiments such as a rocket sled that hit 6,453 mph (1,038 km/h) at Holloman Air Force Base in 2003.