The fastest train in the world (11 photos)

At that time, as our Peregrine only clocked up to 250 km / h, China launched one of the fastest trains in the world CRH3 (too by the way production Siemens). Officially opened to traffic on December 26 on the high-speed railway Wuhan-Guangzhou - on the world's longest and is the "champion" is also on speed. Distance of more than a thousand kilometers composition overcame three hours at an average speed of 340 kilometers per hour.






© REUTERS / Stringer // Passengers sit in one of the fastest trains in the world.



© REUTERS / China Daily // depot worker cleans the stairs in front of the train CRH.



© REUTERS / China Daily // High speed train runs between Wuhan and Guangzhou.



© REUTERS / Stringer // The movement of high-speed trains between Wuhan and Guangzhou.



© REUTERS / Stringer // maximum train speed of 350 km / h.



© REUTERS / Stringer // On Saturday December 26 CRH Train service between Wuhan Hubei Province and Guangzhou.



© REUTERS / China Daily // worker cleans the floor near the train CRH.



© AP Photo / Xinhua, Cheng Min // At the train station Wuhan.



© AP Photo / Xinhua, Cheng Min // depot in Wuhan and some of the fastest trains in the world.



© AP Photo // The driver in the cab of the train CRH3.



© AP Photo / Xinhua, Cheng Min // Railway Station in Wuhan, central China.