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Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground)

Fiat-Materfer is a class of electric multiple-unit subway cars built entirely in Argentina for the Buenos Aires Underground, with 105 units produced between 1980 and 1997.

Frecciarossa 1000

The Frecciarossa 1000 is an Italian high-speed electric train built for Trenitalia by AnsaldoBreda and Bombardier, in service since 2015 with a design speed of 400 km/h.

FS Class ETR 600

FS Class ETR 600 is a class of seven-car high-speed tilting electric trains built by Alstom for the Italian operator Trenitalia, in service since 2008.

Fuxing (复兴) (train)

Fuxing (复兴), also called Fuxing Hao or China Standardized EMU, is a Chinese high-speed train family operated by China Railway since 2017, running at 350 km/h.

Galloping Goose (railcar)

The Galloping Goose is a series of seven gasoline-powered railcars built by the bankrupt Rio Grande Southern Railroad from automobile bodies, operated on its narrow gauge Colorado line until 1952.

GWR railcars

The GWR railcars, nicknamed the "flying bananas", were 38 streamlined diesel railcars built for the Great Western Railway between 1934 and 1941, serving into the 1960s.

HSST

HSST (High Speed Surface Transport) is a Japanese normal-conducting maglev system that levitates vehicles by electromagnetic attraction and entered commercial service in 2005 on Aichi's Linimo line.

ICE 3

The ICE 3 is a German high-speed train operated by Deutsche Bahn, in service since 2000 as Germany's first train with a regular top speed of 300 km/h.

Jersey Arrow

The Jersey Arrow is a family of electric multiple unit railcars for New Jersey's electrified commuter rail lines, comprising the Arrow I, II, and III series, introduced in 1968.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151

The Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 was Singapore's first-generation MRT train, a fleet of 66 six-car trains built in Japan that served from 1987 until 2025.

Keikyu N1000 series

The Keikyu N1000 series (京急新1000形) is a commuter electric multiple unit run by Keikyu since 2002, built for through services onto the Toei Asakusa Line.

KiHa 100 series

The KiHa 100 series (キハ100系) is a diesel multiple unit built for JR East, introduced in 1990 to replace aging Japanese National Railways cars on rural non-electrified lines.

KiHa 181 series

The KiHa 181 series (キハ181系) was a limited express diesel multiple unit built by Japanese National Railways from 1968 to 1972, with 158 cars serving steep non-electrified lines until 2010.

KiHa 183 series (キハ183系)

The KiHa 183 series (キハ183系) is a Japanese limited-express diesel multiple unit designed for Hokkaido's snow and cold, the island's diesel express backbone from 1981 to 2023.

KiHa 40 series

The KiHa 40 series, also known as KiHa 40 (国鉄キハ40系), is a Japanese diesel multiple unit introduced by Japanese National Railways in 1977 for unelectrified local lines.

Korea Train Express (한국고속철도)

Korea Train Express (한국고속철도), commonly known as KTX, is the high-speed rail service of South Korea, operated by KORAIL since 2004 and cutting Seoul–Busan to under three hours.

KTX-I

The KTX-I, also called KTX-1, is South Korea's first-generation high-speed train, a twenty-car TGV-derived trainset built by Alstom that entered service on April 1, 2004.

KTX-Sancheon

KTX-Sancheon is a South Korean high-speed train built by Hyundai Rotem with domestic Korean technology, the second high-speed fleet in KORAIL service, entering use in 2010.

L0 Series (L0系)

The L0 Series (L0系), also called the L0 Series Shinkansen, is a superconducting maglev train JR Central developed for the Chuo Shinkansen, reaching a record 603 km/h in 2015.

List of high-speed trains

The list of high-speed trains surveys the world's purpose-built trainsets, including the Shinkansen, TGV, ICE, and China's Fuxing, covering definitions, specifications, speed records, tilting stock, and costs.

London Underground 1959 Stock

The London Underground 1959 Stock was a class of deep-level tube train built by Metro-Cammell in the late 1950s, serving the Piccadilly, Central, Northern, and Bakerloo lines until 2000.

London Underground 1972 Stock

The London Underground 1972 Stock, also called 1972 Tube Stock or 72TS, is a fleet of tube trains built by Metro-Cammell 1972–1974, now operating the Bakerloo line.

London Underground 1973 Stock

The London Underground 1973 Stock is a deep-level tube train built by Metro-Cammell for the Piccadilly line, serving since 1975, including Heathrow Airport extension services.

London Underground 2024 Stock

The London 2024 Stock, developed as the New Tube for London, is a fleet of 94 Siemens-built trains replacing the Piccadilly line's 1973 Stock, with walk-through carriages and air conditioning.

London Underground rolling stock

London Underground rolling stock, or London Tube rolling stock, is the fleet of 620 passenger trains on 11 lines, in two sizes for deep-tube and sub-surface routes.

London Underground S7 and S8 Stock

The London Underground S7 and S8 Stock, known as S Stock, is a class of Bombardier electric multiple-unit trains on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines since 2010.

M8 (railcar)

The M8 is a dual-voltage electric multiple-unit railcar built by Kawasaki Rail Car for the Metro-North New Haven Line and CTrail Shore Line East, entering service in 2011.

M9 (railcar)

The M9 (LIRR M9) is a Kawasaki-built electric multiple unit railcar serving the Long Island Rail Road since September 2019, replacing the M3 and supporting Grand Central Madison service.

MF 01

MF 01 (MF01) is a steel-wheeled Paris Métro trainset operated by the RATP on lines 2, 5, and 9, built by Alstom, Bombardier, and Areva TA.

Micheline (railcar)

The Micheline was a family of quiet, comfortable rubber-tyred railcars built by Michelin from 1929 onward, serving French main lines and colonies from the 1930s into the 1950s.