In depth

Taurus puts 1955 French speed record holders in the shade

By and Murray Hughes2006-10-01T11:54:00

A dramatic dash along the Nürnberg - Ingolstadt Neubaustrecke on September 2 put a Siemens-built Taurus locomotive in the record books when it touched 357 km/h. Murray Hughes reports

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