On March 5, 1974, a futuristic wheelless machine set a world speed record at 430.4 km/h on a viaduct between Orleans and Artenay. Despite this technical triumph, the project was abandoned four months later, victim of the political, economic and energy crises of the 1970s. More
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On March 5, 1974, a futuristic wheelless machine set a world speed record at 430.4 km/h on a viaduct between Orleans and Artenay. Despite this technical triumph, the project was abandoned four months later, victim of the political, economic and energy crises of the 1970s. More