Harmony CRH 380A

The CRH380A is a Chinese electric high-speed train that was developed by CSR Corporation
Limited (CSR) and is currently designed and manufactured by CSR Qingdao Sifang
Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation., Limited. As a continuation of the train CRH2-350
program, it both replaces foreign technology in the CRH2 with Chinese developments so as
to increases the top speed of the train.

Harmony CRH 380A, with its maximum operational speed of 380kmph, is the second fastest
train in the world. The EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) set a record by speeding the train at
Shanghai-Hangzhou intercity high speed railway at 486.1kmph during its trial operation in
December 2010.

The CRH 380A was started in October 2010. It operates from Beijing to Shanghai and
provides daily service along Wuhan to Guangzhou route.

The Harmony CRH380A is a vibration free train, was constructed by CSR Qingdao Sifang
Locomotive & Rolling Stock. Its high design speed is a result of research carried out in
different universities of China.

CRH380A is one of Chinese train series among four trains which have been designed or
manufactured for the new standard designed speed to operate the train at 380 km/h (236 mph)
on newly constructed Chinese high-speed main railway lines, and the only series to officially
not be based on a design of the foreign companies and construction firms and produced under
a technology transfer agreement. The other three trains series which have been designed to
operate them at a speed of 380km/hr are CRH380B, CRH380C and CRH380D: the
CRH380B uses technology from Siemens, the CRH380C from Hitachi, and the CRH380D
from Bombardier. The trains have had their operating speed reduced to 300 km/h (186 mph)
after the collision of Wenzhou train in 2011. In 2017, their operating speed was raised back to
350 km/h.
Operation: CRH380A entered into service and operated on September 30, 2010 in limited
capacity on the Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway line.
On October 26, 2010, CRH380A entered into service on the main lines of Shanghai at
the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway and Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway.
The maximum operational speed of the train reaches 355 km/h (221 mph), and restricted by
the software of the computerized control system. The travel time between Shanghai and
Hangzhou was reduced from 1 hour 18 minutes to 45 minutes and travel time between
Nanjing and Hangzhou was reduced from 3 hours 19 minutes to 2 hours 48 minutes.
CRH380A started daily service at the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway as of
December 3, 2010.
AGV Italo
AGV Italo is the first train in the AGV Series entered into service in April 2012. It has a
maximum operational speed of 360kmph and running at this speed on the main railway line.

In April 2007, as the train is fitted with traction system that once broke a record speed of
574.8kmph.

Considered to be the most modern train in Europe, AGV Italo was built by Alstom. The train
is currently running on the Napoli – Roma – Firenze – Bologna – Milano corridor.

The train complies with the European TSI interoperability standard, which includes safety,
health, environmental protection and technical compatibility, reliability and availability.

The AGV is a standard gauge of length 1.435 metres, having high-speed of

360Km/hr, electric multiple-unit train, designed and built by Alstom.
Alstom offers the AGV in configurations from seven to fourteen carriages, seating 245
persons for seven to 446 persons for fourteen carriages. The trains are constructed from units
which generally comprising the three cars with transformer (1) and traction electronics
packages (2) located underneath the cars and single-car driver-trailers. The maximum
commercial speed of the train is 360 km/h (220 mph).
Design of the train took place in the early 2000s, with a prototype, "Pegase", produced in
2008. In 2016, the only order for the train has been from Italian transport company NTV,
which ordered 25 trains in 2008, beginning services in 2012.
The advantages of the AGV are: increased seating area per train length safety and
maintenance advantages of the Jacobs bogie articulation design; as well as the higher energy
efficiency from the permanent-magnet synchronous motors.
Operation: The very first design studies relating to the AGV of this train were made in
1998. An AGV design, initially named "TGV 400" was presented in Barcelona in early 2000
as part of Alstom's bid to supply quick-speed trains for the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail
line. Initial specifications were for a train with distributed traction (total power seven.2 MW),
seating 359 in a very train a hundred and eighty metres long, with a version as well as eddy
current brakes with a prime speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), and a tilting version with
a prime speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).

Siemens Velaro E / AVS 103

Velaro E, selected or named as AVE S 103 in Spain, is that the quickest series-production
high-speed train within the world. It achieved a maximum speed of concerning 400kmph
throughout its take a look at visits in Spain.".

The train is running at an operational speed of 350kmph.

The train was manufactured for Spanish National Railways Renfe, and started commercially
on the Barcelona-Madrid line. It was started manufactured in July 2005 and began operations
in June 2007.

The design of the multiple-unit train was founded on the recent developments of the
successful ICE 3 trainset designed for Deutsche Bahn.

Siemens Velaro is a high-speed EMU train used in Germany, Belgium, France, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Russia and Turkey and many other developed
countries. The Velaro is based on the ICE 3M/F high-speed trains designed or manufactured
by Siemens for Deutsche Bahn.
Deutsche Bahn were the first to order Siemens high speed trains. The Deutsche Bahn (DB)
ordered 13 of these units in 1994, the NS four units. The trains were delivered in 1999 for
service. The trains were labelled and marketed as the Velaro by their manufacturer.
Siemens developed its Siemens Velaro supported the ICE 3M/F. Spain's RENFE was the
primary to order Velaro trains, called Velaro E, for his or her AVE network. Wider versions
were ordered by China for the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail (China Railways CRH3) and
Russia for the Moscow–Saint besieging and also the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod routes
Since 2013, the newest generation, Velaro D has been running in its home country,
Germany.
In July 2006 a Siemens Velaro train-set (AVE S-103) reached its maximum of 403.7 km/h
(250.8 mph). At that time, this was the world record for railed and unmodified commercial
service train sets.
Operation
The first units were delivered in July 2005 and completed their first commercial test runs in
January 2006.
On 15 July in the year of 2006, a train achieved a prime speed of 403.7 km/h (250.8 mph)
from Guadalajara to Calatayud on the Madrid–Zaragoza line. This is often a Spanish record
for railed vehicles. till three Gregorian calendar month 2010 it absolutely
was additionally a record for unmodified business service train sets, because theearlier TGV
(world record of 574.8 km/h or 357.2 mph) and ICE records were achieved with
specially changed and shortened train sets, and also the Shinkansen (443 km/h or 275 mph,
1996) record was for a check (non-commercial) set of the train.

Talgo 350 (T350)

Talgo 350, that was first entered into service with the name called RENFE AVE having
category or class of ten, achieved a maximum speed of 365 km/h throughout its
experimentation. The train encompasses a most operational speed of 350kmph.

T350 was developed or upgraded by Patentes and manufactured by Patentes Talgo together
with Bombardier Transportation.

It was generally called El Pato, which means the Duck in Spanish language. The train has
been in service on the Madrid-Zaragoza-Lleida section of the Madrid-Barcelona line
in European country since 2005. There are presently quite forty six in operation trains of the
series within the country.
The train entered service with the name RENFE AVE class 102 high speed trains, on the
Madrid-Barcelona and Madrid-Valladolid lines in European nation.

It's additionally called Pato (which suggests that duck in Spanish) because the train’s
front half resembles the beak of a duck.
Operation: Talgo 350, which initially entered into the service with the name called RENFE
AVE Class 10, achieved a maximum speed of 365 km/h during its experimental run. The
train has a maximum operational speed of 350kmph. It was operated in February 2005.

E5 Series Shinkansen Hayabusa

The E5 series of a Shinkansen is one of the quickest trains in the Japan in the current time
operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Tohoku Shinkansen services in the
year of 2011 and on Shinkansen services since 26 March in the year of 2016. A complete of
10 car set of 59, square measure on order, with 3 sets in service at the beginning of
recent Hayabusa services to Shin-Aomori in the year of 2011.
E5 Series Shinkansen Hayabusa trains, that entered service and operated in the year of 2011,
having maximum speed of 380 km/hr in Japan, currently it is running on the Tohoku
Shinkansen Line with a most operational speed of 320kmph.
Currently this train is the fastest train in Japan. The train has already achieved a speed
of about 400 km/hr once during its trial.
The train was serviced and operated by Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) and Hitachi, while
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is the operator.

The train features full active suspension (FSA) system, which reduces the vibration of the
moving bogies, and a 15m long nose which reduces the sound blast in tunnels.

Operation:

 Hayabusa, since March 2011

 Hayate, since November 2011
 Yamabiko, since November 2011
 Nasuno, since March 2012

Alstom Euroduplex
The Alstom Euroduplex is a superfast train manufactured by Alstom and serviced by SNCF,
the French national railway company, the Moroccan national railway company. It is the 3rd
generation of the TGV Duplex bi-level train. They are currently being manufactured by
Alstom at Belfort and La Rochelle. The first sets entered passenger service on 11 December
2011. It succeeds the TGV Duplex Dasye.

Alstom-built Euroduplex is the 3rd generation of TGV Duplex, that entered service in the
month of 2011. The trains within the series square measure touted to be the double decker
trains, practical high-speed trains capable of running on European networks at 320kmph.
The Alstom Euroduplex was at first introduced on the Rhine-Rhone high-speed railway line.
The train is capable of transporting more than thousand passengers (multiple units),
compared to TGV Duplex that transports regarding 512 passengers.

Operation: In April 2010, the first train RGV 4701 was experimented by taking trial at La
Rochelle. On 16 June 2010, the train arrived at the location of ELWT Conflans to be
equipped with different systems to perform the functioning of many tests in the coming
months before the start of commercial operation. From 20 to 30 July 2010, the train
conducted the tests for the speeds of the train in many countries like Switzerland, Germany,
the Netherlands, Belgium and the French Alps.

TGV Duplex
The TGV Duplex could be a French high-speed train of the TGV family, factory-made by
Alstom, and operated by the French national railway company SNCF.It's distinctive among
TGV trains in which it features bi-level carriages. The Duplex inaugurated the third
generation of TGV trainsets. It specially designed to extend capability on high-speed lines
with saturated traffic. With 2 seating levels and a roominess of 508 passengers, the
Duplex will increase the traveller capability whereas the TGV Duplex started as a
little element of the TGV fleet, it has now become one in every of the system's workhorses
TGV Duplex was factory-made from 1996-2004. They were operated by SNCF and
were factory-made by Alstom and Bombardier. The trains will reach the highest speeds of
300kmph to 320kmph.
The trains within the TGV Duplex series in the main run on the TGV Méditerranée line
between Paris and Marseille.
More than 450 TGV series trains area unit presently serving 230 destinations.

The trains in the TGV Duplex series mainly run on the TGV Méditerranée line between Paris
and Marseille.

Operation: In the 1960s, the idea of the TGV was first introduced or proposed after Japan
had begun the construction of the Shinkansen which was also known as the "bullet train" in
1959. Government of France favoured new technology, exploring the manufacturing
of hovercraft and the Aérotrain air-cushion vehicle. At the same time, the SNCF began
researching about the high-speed trains on conventional tracks. In 1976, the administration
agreed to fund the very first line of the bullet train having advanced technology. By the mid-
1990s, the trains were so popular that SNCF President Louis Gallois declared that the TGV
was "the train that saved French railways".

THSR 700T
The THSR 700T operates on the high-speed line between national capital and Kaohsiung in
Taiwan. The train entered into service with Taiwan High Speed in Jan 2007.
It operates at a speed of 300kmph reducing the journey time between the 2 was about 4 hours
and 45minutes. It was made by Kawasaki, Hitachi and Japan Sharyo supported Kawasaki’s
700 series Shinkansen trains, the 700T was the primary Taiwanese wheeled vehicle to import
Japanese high speed technology.

The trains were produced and manufactured in Japan by different Kawasaki significant
Industries, Japan Sharyo, and Hitachi, Ltd., marking the primary time Japanese Shinkansen
trains are exported overseas. The number of trains that were delivered to THSR were 30,
operator Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC), and 300 km/hr is the area unit in
regular service with a prime speed since the line's gap on Jan 5, 2007.

Operation: April 2010, there was a serious accident happened with the THSR700T train.
During the 2010 Kaohsiung earthquake on March 4, 2010, the wheels of one bogie of a train
came off the platform rails when the emergency brakes were applied, but it was good that
something serious was not happened and everyone was safe and no one gets injured and
killed.
In November 2010, following complaints were noticed, when waiting lines formed at the
toilets, THSRC changed the assignment related to the toilets in the 700T trains. In the
original configuration, in each car with toilets, there was a men's toilet with urinal and two
unisex toilets; one of the latter was reassigned as women's toilet.

High speed train initiatives by government of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe these
days conjointly set the inspiration stone for India’s initial high speed rail project
between city Mumbai and Ahemdabad.
Speaking on the occasion, at an oversized public meeting in Ahemdabad, the Prime Minister
spoke of the high ambition and self-command of “New India.” He congratulated
the folks of India on the occasion, and said that the bullet train project can give speed and
progress, and deliver results quickly. He also said that the Government’s focus is on
increasing the productivity through high speed trains and vehicles. The Prime Minister
thanked Japan for the technical and monetary facilitate given to India, for this project. He
praised Prime Minister Abe for the actual fact that this project is being launched inside such a
brief time.

Hyper loop:
The Hyper loop is a new way to travel the people or things from one place to another in the
world in the short period of time to increase the time productivity safely, efficiently, on-
demand and with the minimum effect to the environmental conditions.

The system accelerates a passenger or cargo vehicle at a speed of airline through a tube
made up of steel in vacuum using a linear electric motor. Last year in September, the
government of Andhra Pradesh have signed an MoU with Hyperloop Transportation
advanced Technologies (HTT) to read and analyse the cityscapes in order to reduce the
travelling time between Vijayawada and Amravati.

Bullet trains:
Apart from, the upcoming smart cities like Mumbai to Ahemdabad high-speed passageway
(bullet train), that has been sanctioned, and can be engineered with the help of Japan, 5
alternative corridors for over three hundred km/hr speed trains are known by Indian
Railways. These are: Delhi-Mumbai high speed passageway, Mumbai-Chennai high speed
passageway, Delhi-Kolkata high speed passageway, Delhi-Nagpur high speed passageway
and Mumbai-Nagpur high speed passageway. feasibleness studies are being conducted for
these 5 routes and therefore the final reports for all except Delhi to Nagpur are expected in
month 2017. But the report of the Delhi to Nagpur passageway has been received.

Semi high-speed trains:

The Gatimaan Express, which runs between Delhi and Agra at a speed of 160 km/hr is the
first major step by Railways in the direction of increase the speed of the train and running the
train which run at a speed more than 160km/hr like semi high-speed trains. Apart from this
the Indian Railways have also identified eight more corridors for the feasibility of the semi
high-speed trains. These are: Delhi to Chandigarh, Chennai to Bengaluru to Mysore, Delhi to
Kanpur, Nagpur to Bilaspur, Mumbai to Goa, Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Chennai to Hyderabad
and Nagpur to Secunderabad. While the Delhi to Chandigarh route’s feasibility-cum
implementation study has been taken up and started by France’s SNCF, the Chennai to
Bengaluru to Mysore feasibility study is being done by ERYUAN Group of Chinese
Railways.