The World's Fastest Trains

Following was published by Forbes.com.

Japanese MLX01
A Japanese maglev Shinkansen train called MLX01 went 361 mph (581 km/h) in 2003. It broke its own 1990, 1997 and 1999 records in a slightly modified form.

French TGV
A TGV V150 train on a high-speed but standard track reached the amazing speed of 357.2 mph (574.8 km/h) in 2007. The train sported a 25,000-horsepower electric engine with overhead pantograph for cable power and three double-decker cars in its trip from Paris to Strasbourg.

Japanese MLX01
An earlier version of the maglev Shinkansen MLX01 achieved a speed of 320 mph (515 km/h) in 1990 that put the 300 mph (582.7 km/h) record in the shade.

German TR-07
A German maglev train out of Hamburg by the name of TR-07 reached a speed of 270.3 mph (434.9 km/h) in 1989. Its configuration was designed to help reduce its noise level.

Japanese MLU001
A Japanese maglev train, the MLU001, in 1987 went 248.9 mph (400.4 km/h). This was part of the beginning of the speed dominance soon to come of maglev trains.

French TGV
A French TGV train in 1981 broke records and reached a speed of 236 mph (380 km/h).