Category Archives: World Records

Understanding body weight and height in metric units

Posted on 2012-05-11 by ronniec

It was inevitable that the selection of London to host the Olympic Games would bring into focus some of the consequences of the UK’s measurement muddle. Metric Views looks at one aspect, the measurement of body height and weight, measured … Continue reading →

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World rail speed record, 574.8 km/h

Posted on 2007-04-03 by davidm

The world rail speed record was last set on 3 April 2007 by a French TGV train, reaching a speed of 574.8 km/h on a special record-setting attempt on the TGV Est route between Paris and Strasbourg.

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