Poster record 1955 - 9004
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A poster of the 1955 world speed record with BB 9004
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The world speed record of March 1955 dates back to the decision to electrify the Paris-Lyon line, when it was decided to increase the "commercial" speed of the trains to 140 km/h.
To achieve this, high-speed tests were carried out in February 1954 on the Dijon-Beaune section (which met the prerogatives for setting such a record).
The various tests carried out went without a hitch, so it was decided to carry out "very high-speed" tests. Modifications were made to two locomotives: the BB 9004 and the CC 7107.
For several days, various speed records were broken. But it was on March 28 that the CC 7107 was the first to set a new world record, with an established speed of over 320 km/h.
BB 9004, shown here as the more French of the two, also set a record at over 330 km/h on March 29, 1955.
BB 9004's pantograph literally melted during the record-breaking run, and the track was badly damaged by the passage of the two locomotives.
To achieve this, high-speed tests were carried out in February 1954 on the Dijon-Beaune section (which met the prerogatives for setting such a record).
The various tests carried out went without a hitch, so it was decided to carry out "very high-speed" tests. Modifications were made to two locomotives: the BB 9004 and the CC 7107.
For several days, various speed records were broken. But it was on March 28 that the CC 7107 was the first to set a new world record, with an established speed of over 320 km/h.
BB 9004, shown here as the more French of the two, also set a record at over 330 km/h on March 29, 1955.
BB 9004's pantograph literally melted during the record-breaking run, and the track was badly damaged by the passage of the two locomotives.
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