When a border is closed, a whole region pays for the detour. This video tells the story of the route India built to reach Central Asia without crossing Pakistan, and why it stalled. The book’s chapter on the obstacles to travel and transport today looks at such barriers.
Video: Unthinkable Build, 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.
