China has officially reclaimed the title for world's fastest train.
Come September 21, new bullet trains will be blazing their way across China at speeds of up to 400 km/h (248 mph).
Consider this China's comeback, after a two-train collision in 2011 that killed 40 people. The top speed at the time was 350 km/h, but authorities throttled them to 300 km/h after the fatal accident.
The new trains will be returning to the 350 km/h speed, but according to state news outlet Xinhua, they're capable of going even faster, at a maximum speed of 400 km/h. Read more...
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