French train reaches 574.8 kmph, breaks record

The high-speed French train, with a souped-up engine and wheels, speeds on its way to break the world speed record for conventional rail trains in eastern France on April 3, 2007, reaching 574.8 kph. The black and chrome train with three double-decker cars, named the V150, bettered the previous record of 515.3 kmph, set in 1990 by the French fast train. However, it fell short of the ultimate record set by Japan`s non-conventional magnetically levitated train, which sped to 581 kmph in 2003. (AP)