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The 422km/h Hovertrain That Destroyed The Rail Speed Record: What Happened To Aerotrain 01 & 02?

The Tim Traveller Dec 23, 2021 17:19
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The Aerotrain is a forgotten legend of French engineering: an experimental 1960s hovertrain that destroyed the world speed record for rail vehicles at the time. And in my last video, we visited the old abandoned test track where the record-breaking runs were made. But what happened to the two test vehicles themselves? Are they still around? I decided to try and hunt them down... LINKS Univem home page - https://univem-paris.com/en/ The Friends of Jean Bertin (in French) - https://www.jean-bertin.fr/ Retromobile Exhibition Info & Tickets - https://www.retromobile.com/ INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/the.tim.traveller TWIT - https://twitter.com/TheTimTraveller FACE - https://www.facebook.com/TheTimTraveller/
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