A short look at the three fastest trains in the world today. High-speed rail already links cities hundreds of kilometres apart in the time it takes to cross one by car, and it is the technology the Global Rail Network builds on. To read how the network would use conventional high-speed rail, maglev and future systems together, see Part 4, Chapter 2 of the book: “The Technology of the Trains”.
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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.
