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The line speed for French 'Lignes a Grand Vitesse' is 300km/h (186mph), apart from the LGV Est line where the line speed is 320 km/h (199mph). The French are looking into raising the maximum speed to 360km/h (225mph). The recently opened Madrid-Barcelona line in Spain currently runs at 300km/h...

I think this was the only article published on this topic. Bearing in mind Bombardier and Siemens are making a joint bid for the (UK) Intercity Express Programme, and the emphasis the British Government is placing on reducing CO2 emissions, I would have thought an MTU diesel engine would be the...

The Jet Train would also be far too wide for the British Loading Gauge which requires trains to be much narrower than in the US and Europe.

I'm not aware of any negotiations on this in the UK. Hitachi and a consortium including Siemens and Bombardier are currenting bidding for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) which will replace current diesel (HST) and electric intercity trains in the UK with new trains from 2013. There will...

Experience in Europe suggests that we're approaching the speed limit for commercially viable conventional high speed rail now. The Japanese were originally planning for their new 'Fastech' Shinkansens to run at 360kph from 2011 but this has now been reduced to 320kph (199mph). Similarly the...

Still off-topic! Not sure the comments about comfort are fair, but certainly the case that speed limits were interpeted liberally! The LNER East Coast line limit was 90mph when the high speed services were introduced in 1935. However on the inaugural run, a maximum speed of 112mph was reached -...

The Midwest High Speed Rail plan which proposes upgrading the main routes to 110mph (using diesel traction) looks like an eminently sensible template for upgrading US railways if money isn't available for 200mph TGV lines. I understand some progress has been made on implementing this on the...

Interesting that no-one has commented on this plan. Presumably because no-one believes it has any chance of implementation.

I agree. However there must be some potential for improvement over the existing 443 mile route if a 150mph train can only average 68.15mph for a 6.5 hour journey. What percentage of the route is run at 125mph or over?

They probably wouldn't unless they were prepared to go First Class and pay through the nose! The Acela fares certainly look cheaper - $140 -$187 for the 453 mile Boston-Washington trip compared with £120 ($240) for a second class ticket for the 401 mile London-Glasgow trip. You're probably...

The Passenger Rail Working Group for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission has just published their report 'Vision for the future: U.S. intercity passenger rail network through 2050'. The press release is as follows: 'The Passenger Rail Working Group Planning...

This thread just confirms that however good the train is, it's the infrastructure that makes a significant difference to improvement in journey times. For example, on the West Coast Mainline in England which is being upgraded at a cost of £8billion, the fastest London Birmingham (approx 120...