Andrew, your page is a little behind time (it's dated December 2002). The Shanghai maglev train is in regular service since last year, running 250 mph (400 km/h).
When we concentrate on classic RAILroads, there are the three high-speed trains: In France the TGV (Train Grande Vitesse), the German ICE 3 (Inter City Express, Type 3) and the Japanese Shinkansen. All three run regularly at 300 km/h. Looks fantastic when you are in the cockpit!*
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The fastest of the three is the French TGV. Andrew, you are right - already in 1990 a TGV broke the world speed record for trains, running 515.3 km/h (320.3 mph)!
Ron
*) PS: You can run anytime a TGV from the cockpit, too - if you have the MS Train Simulator. You can download the high-speed TGV Mediterranee route in southern France as
freeware. Both the trains and the landscape are very well done. Here is a look out of the cockpit.