Japan opened the first high-speed line in 1964; China now runs the largest network. A short comparison of their trains and speeds.
Video: Smart Nations, 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.
