Last month, France’s national railway operator released a glimpse of the designs for its upcoming fifth-generation high-speed train, the TGV Inoui. (TGV stands for train à grande vitesse, or “train of ...

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Taking the train is faster than flying for some short journeys within France, according to a new analysis. In 2023, France introduced a ban on domestic short-haul flights where there is a rail ...

Happy 60 th birthday to high-speed rail. It was on October 1 st in 1964 that the Shinkansen, Japan’s revolutionary super-fast train, made its debut. Known as the “bullet train” because of its ...

Amtrak announced a new, faster line of Acela trains that will begin service starting August 28. The NextGen Acela trains will reach a top speed of 160 mph, surpassing the current fleet by 10 mph. In ...

So you like going fast, huh? Well, unfortunately for you, the law says speeding is illegal, and even on a race track, you’ll be lucky to see speeds higher than 150 mph unless you’re in something ...

Trains as fast as planes? Maglev technology promises this, allowing speeds of over 600 km/h and even up to 1,000 km/h, the current world record! As we tackle climate change, trains are emerging as the ...

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