Table of High Speed Trains

Table 1: All high Speed Trains operating in all countries

Nationality	Name	Top Commercial	Record	Best Average	Introduced	Type
Australia	XPT	100mph 160km/h	120mph 193km/h	72mph 115km/h	1981	Diesel Electric Push-Pull
Finland	Pendolini Sm3	138mph 220km/h	Unknown	94mph 151km/h	?	Electric Tilting EMU
France	TGV Sud Est	168mph 270km/h	236mph 377km/h	Unknown	1981	Electric Push-Pull
France	TGV Atlantique*	186mph 300km/h	320mph 515km/h	158mph 254km/h	1989	Electric Push-Pull
France	TGV Reseau	186mph 300km/h	Unknown	Unknown	1993	Electric Push-Pull
France	TGV Duplex	186mph 300km/h	Unknown	Unknown	1996	Electric Push-Pull
Germany	ICE	280km/h	255mph 408km/h	125mph 200km/h	1991	Electric Push-Pull
International	Eurostar	186mph 300km/h	Unknown	Unknown	1992	Electric Push-Pull
International	Thalys	186mph 300km/h	Unknown	140mph 225km/h	1996	Electric Push-Pull
Italy	Pendolini ETR 450	155mph 250km/h	Unknown	103mph 165km/h	1986	Electric Tilting EMU
Italy	Pendolini ETR 500	186mph 300km/h	Unknown	Unknown	1996	Electric Push-Pull
Japan	300 series	168mph 270km/h	202mph 325km/h	Unknown	1996	Electric Push-Pull
Japan	E2+E3 200 series FX9 sets	170mph 275km/h	Unknown	Unknown		Electric Push-Pull
Japan	E2	162mph 260km/h	Unknown	Unknown		Electric Push-Pull
Japan	500 series	186mph 300km/h	277mph 443km/h	164mph 262km/h		Electric Push-Pull
Spain	AVE- Standard Gauge TGV	186mph 300km/h	Unknown	130mph 209km/h	1991	Electric Push-Pull
Spain	AVE-Talgo	138mph 220km/h	Unknown	Unknown	unknown	Electric Locomotive
Sweden	X2000	125mph 200km/h	172mph 275km/h	105mph 168km/h		Electric Push-Pull
USA	Metroliner	125mph 200km/h	Unknown	97mph 157km/h	1963	Electric Locomotive
UK	Inter City 125	125mph 200km/h	148mph 239km/h	Unknown	1976	Diesel-Electric Push-Pull
UK	West Coast Inter City	110mph 176km/h	Unknown	95mph 152km/h	1973	Electric Locomotive
UK	Inter City 225	140mph 225km/h	162mph 260km/h	112mph 180km/h	1987	Electric Locomotive

Table 2: High Speed Trains of yesterday

Nationality	Name	Top Commercial	Record	Date	Type
France	TGV 001 (Turbo)	168mph 270km/h	198mph 318km/h	1960s-70s	Gas Turbine Push-Pull
Japan	0 Series	132mph 210km/h	Unknown	1964-86	Electric Push Pull
Japan	0/100 Series	138mph 220km/h	Unknown	1986-93	Electric Push Pull
Japan	0/100 Series "V"	143mph 230km/h	Unknown	1989-93	Electric Push Pull
Japan	200 Series	132mph 210km/h	Unknown	1982-88	Electric Push Pull
Japan	200 Series "F"	150mph 240km/h	Unknown	1985-87	Electric Push Pull
UK	Deltic	105mph 168km/h	113mph 182km/h	1958-81	Diesel Locomotive
UK	Mallard	90mph 145km/h	126mph 202km/h	1938-60s	Steam Locomotive

Definitions:

Top Commercial Speed - the maximum speed trains can travel at in revenue service. This is determined either by what the engineers have designed the train to cope with day to day, or the top speed allowed on the track
Record - the absolute maximum the train has ever achieved, ie the physical capability of the train
Best Average - the best average speed between to stations that is timetabled.
Push-Pull - Common for high speed trains, one engine at the front and one at the back
EMU - there is no specific engine, either all or most of the passenger cars have their own traction system
Tilting - the train has tilting capabilities
Locomotive - this means the train operates on a traditional style with a distinct locomotive hauling a set of coaches