In August 2011, I was fortunate enough to ride on the then brand-new Hayabusa bullet train, which operates on the line ...

Amtrak’s new “NextGen Acela” trains have been billed as the dawn of high-speed rail in the US. Yet outdated tracks keep ...

Maglev has been around since the technology was first demonstrated in Germany in 1979. The first commercial line (with a top speed of 268 miles per hour) opened in 2002 in Shanghai.

Railways offer comfort, and we all know that. But then, the drawback had been their slow speed, which often overshadowed the ...

Meanwhile, countries like Germany, Italy, France, Spain, China, and Japan continue to expand their advanced rail networks, ...

This 256 page book by Derek Hayes provides a wide-ranging review of the advances in speed across the rail mode from the earliest rail-mounted vehicles to the present day.

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A team of enthusiasts is restoring a vintage train, ready for service next year – bringing back a golden age of rail travel promising adventure, human connection and a vision of high-speed modernity.