MattW
Conductor
I was wondering, just how long do high speed services around the world (particularly TGV and ICE) get to maintain their top speeds between stations? The reason I ask is because I was running a hypothetical 220mph corridor across south Georgia, and the math only gave 8-10 minutes at 220mph given acceleration and deceleration. Given that the combined areas of Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia is slightly greater than the area of Germany, it made me question just how long existing high speed trains (which admittedly most are not 220mph yet) spend at top speed over their run.