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by jcranmer 2892 days ago
The max speed in service for HSR is usually around 300-350km/h, or 200-220mph. The speed records for trainsets that are in service (as opposed to setups that are designed to push the speed envelope) is about 400km/h or so, although France has pushed special TGVs past 500km/h.