ER22 turbojet train engine

Turbojet train is a train powered by turbojet engine. The first turbojet train ER22 was built in the USSR in 1970.

Another attempt to use turbojet engines on railroad was made by General Electric in 1966. Their railcar M-497 Black Beetle was able to reach speeds up to 296 kilometres per hour (184 mph).

References

  1. ^ “Турбореактивный вагон СВЛ (Turbojet engine SVL)” (in Russian). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  2. ^ a b “Flying on rails”, Pravda (17 March 1972). 

External links

  • A collection of photographs of the turbojet locomotive


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