Nov 3, 2025, 12:28 AMOperation V150 used a 140km section of LGV, requiring 70km of acceleration to reach the record speed.
The Yamanashi test track, the longest and currently only test track, is 42.8km long. It has to get up to its top speed and then stop again in that distance.
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Nov 3, 2025, 12:31 AMThe LGV used for the French record was specially selected from all the LGV in France for its gradients, including some generous downhill
The Yamanashi test track is built on the route of the Tokyo–Nagoya route. While it has been deliberately built with the gentle curves and gradients needed for500km/h+ operation, it doesn’t get to pick and choose where it has downhills to get a better top record apeed
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