China successfully tests new high-speed trains at top speeds of 453 km/h

China Railway announced on the first of July that successful performance tests had been conducted on their new high-speed trains, reaching a top speed of 453 km/h (281 mph).

The trains tested are part of the China Railway 450 Technology Innovation Project (CR450), that was included in the country’s 14^th five-year plan running between 2021 and 2025.

Furthermore, testing took place on a railway section along the Fuqing to Qianzhou line, at the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge.

The new trains’ results for two consecutive days of testing were single-train speeds of 453 km/h and 420 km/h, while for the relative velocity between two trains, the results were 891 km/h and 840 km/h.

It is worth mentioning that this project marks a vast leap forward for China as these tests make the CR450 the fastest in the world in terms of operating speed. Characteristically, the CR450 is designed to have an operating speed of 400 km/h, compared to the previous Chinese record of 350 km/h.

Finally, next on the list come Japan and France with operating speeds of 320 km/h.