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High-Speed Rail

 

High-speed railways provide an efficient mode of transport, but they are highly complex systems and must combine various elements if they are to operate successfully.

Our high-speed rail content explores projects currently under construction, projects at planning stages and how their vision is taking shape, the funding and financial issues around building new high-speed lines, the importance of understanding what passengers want from high-speed rail services, and how established high-speed lines can help boost economies.

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The East Link Project – the first step towards a Swedish high-speed railway

28 June 2017 | By Johan Sundin, M.Sc, Commercial Director of the The East Link Project at the Swedish Transport Administration

Johan Sundin, M.Sc, Commercial Director of the The East Link Project at the Swedish Transport Administration speaks to Global Railway Review about Sweden’s new high-speed rail project, the challenges it faces and how the operating company plans to overcome them.

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25 years of high-speed rail in Spain: a beacon of international reference

10 May 2017 | By Pedro Fortea, Director of Mafex – the Spanish Railway Association

High-speed rail in Spain is now 25 years old. With more than 3,100km in commercial operation, it is not only one of the largest but also one of the best equipped lines with the most advanced breakthroughs in innovation and design. The network’s length in kilometres ranks first in Europe…

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Should we go ahead with HS2?

16 March 2017 | By Graham Ellis

Regular Global Railway Review blogger, Graham Ellis, delves into the subject of high-speed train lines, specifically HS2.

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ÖBB Railjet – technology that moves

31 January 2017 | By Kurt Bauer, ÖBB’s Head of High-Speed and Long-Distance Services

Railjet is the most modern high-speed train in ÖBB’s fleet and connects the whole of Austria with Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and the Czech Republic (and from 2018 with Italy as well) at up to 230km/h on a regular schedule. Here ÖBB’s Head of High-Speed and Long-Distance Services, Kurt Bauer, explains…

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Poland’s modern Express InterCity Premium trains

31 January 2017 | By Marek Chraniuk, President of the Board at PKP InterCity

PKP InterCity has invested in purchasing 20 modern high-speed Pendolino trains to improve passenger services. For Global Railway Review, Marek Chraniuk, President of the Board at PKP InterCity, gives a technical overview of the new fleet as well as their on-board features specifically designed to provide passengers with a premium…