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First on today's Show, China's new CR450 high speed train, released at the end of December 2024, can reach speeds of 450 kilometers per hour, about 100 kilometers per hour faster than the Fuxing High SPE trains currently in service.
The new prototype could just be the fastest high speed train in the world.
And we'll talk about the secrets behind such lightning fast speeds.
So tell us a bit more about this technological marvel and a potential world record contender.
Yes, Huiyang.
So like you said, this new high speed train prototype came out just last December and it's known for boasting a test speed of 450km, which equals 281mph and also an operational speed of 400km, or 248.5mph.
So this CR450 is on track to be the world's fastest high speed train once put in commercial services.
So right now it's still undergoing numerous tests.