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To survive the competition from airplanes and automobiles, the railway had to run faster and faster. In 1955, the SNCF, which had opted for electric traction, broke the speed record by reaching 331 km/h with the two famous locomotives, the CC7107 and the BB9004. The race was on! CHAPTERS - 00:00 Introduction 02:43 World speed record on rails (1954) 12:48 Time trial (1955) BONUS - 33:40 The equipment: Speed safety (1967) 46:48 How it works: Total adhesion 50:42 Ideas ahead: Four thousand horses (1969) 58:13 One man, one job: Interview with Fernand Nouvion