The train in 1934 was accelerated to 196 km / h, and this despite the fact that the operating speed was 170 km / h.
The French brand Bugatti, world-renowned for its luxury sports cars, used to be involved in the design of high-speed trains. Autoevolution reported it.
Yes, Bugatti invented the train. This idea of the 30s of the last century belongs to the designer and founder of the brand Ettore Bugatti.
He created the Bugatti Type 41 Royale – a six-meter car with a 12.8-liter engine with 300 hp. In.
However, due to the Great Depression, only six cars appeared in the world, and the company left 25 unused machines, which began to be used.
Then it was decided to install Bugatti engines on high-speed trains. And just nine months later, the streamlined Autorail Express appeared. It consists of a carriage, divided into two classes with soft seats.
The train became the fastest in France, and in 1934 set the world speed record. It is accelerated to 196 km / h, and this despite the fact that the operating speed is 170 km / h.
For that time it was incredible.
A total of 88 Bugatti Autorail rail buses were built and operated until 1958. However, only one such express has survived to this day. It has been restored, and you can see it in the train museum in French Mullug.
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