French set new rail speed record (TGV) 574 km/h - 4/3/2007

French superfast train TGV set up a new rail speed record. On April 3rd, 2007 on the newly build (then - not opened, but opened on June 10th, 2007) LGV TGV Duplex specially prepared for this test take the tour while beating the record. Official record is 574,8 km/h (159,6 m/s). The exact location of record speed is discussed, but many specialists say that it happened under the bridge.