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This Train Destroys Its Own Tracks

11:40AM July 28, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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Remember the Belgian train that could lay its own tracks? Well the Nazis weren’t as constructive in 1945. I mean they weren’t constructive at all, but this train of theirs was designed to destroy railroads as it ran over them. More »


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I Am Le Fast: France’s AGV Super Train Aims to Go One Better than TGV

12:07AM February 6, 2008 | Addy Dugdale

French engineering firm Alstom unveiled its successor the the TGV today, the AGV. Standing for Automotrice Grande Vitesse, the train, which boasts an individual engine beneath each carriage, can travel at speeds of up to 360kph. Up to 700 passengers can be transported at a time, and less fuel is used, as the AGV is lighter than its elder sister and consumes up to 30 per cent less energy. More info below the gallery.

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