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RPS launches YouTube Video Page

The Railway Performance Society has a launched a new video page on YouTube designed to pull together the best train performance related videos from its members and around the web.

The new page is found at www.youtube.com/user/railperf

Members will be able to post their train related videos online. We will also be providing members with links to the most interesting train related performance videos on You Tube.

Videos already on YouTube include archive footage from SNCF record breaking attempts:

1954 243km/h (151mph) world rail speed record - Loco CC7121

1955 331Km/h (205mph) world speed record - Locos BB9004 and CC7107

1981 380Km/h (236mph) TGV World Speed Record

1991 515.3 Km/h (320mph) Km/h world rail speed record

200* 574.8 Km/h (357mph) world rail speed record

Other record runs on YouTube include the German ICE 406.9Km/h (252.7mph) world rail speed record of 1988, and the Siemens Eurosprinter world rail speed record for a locomotive 357km/h ( 221.8mph)

For British enthusiasts, there is also footage of the Eurostar Paris to London record journey, plus Newsreel footage of the 208mph british rail speed record, also set by Eurostar.

RPS Archives

The new RPS Archives Search Engine with greatly enhanced search features to facilitate easier usage from its own dedicated website is now online. This has replaced the old Database Search facility from the RPS Website and can be found here

 

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