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What Happened To The Aerotrain Test Vehicles?

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by Kivi

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12.26.2021

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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…

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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/

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