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Is 17,000 furlongs per fortnight as fast as The CRH (train)?

It's about one-thirty-fifth as fast as The CRH (train)
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The speed of The CRH (train) is about 580,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(a.k.a. Hexie Hao, 和谐号, a.k.a. 和諧號, a.k.a. Héxié Hào, a.k.a. "Harmony")
The CRH-3 train which runs on China's Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway are capable of speeds up to 580,000 furlongs per fortnight. Theses train can make the 120 km (74 mi) journey from Beijing to Tianjin in about 30 minutes.
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