Africa is already planning what this book proposes for the whole world: high-speed lines that join country to country, so a journey across the continent no longer depends on borders, roads or a few airports. The video looks at the routes, the money and the obstacles.
Video: The New Africa Channel, on YouTube.
A short clip of China’s 603 km/h maglev beside an aircraft.
Japan’s maglev line, built mostly in tunnels through the mountains.
A new tunnel that will shorten journeys across Europe.
A railway across the Arabian desert, and how it is built.
Russia’s planned 400 km/h train and its new line.
A look at the new fast trains planned for Australia.
A short clip of China’s 603 km/h maglev beside an aircraft.
Japan’s maglev line, built mostly in tunnels through the mountains.
A new tunnel that will shorten journeys across Europe.
