In recent decades, bullet trains have become a symbol of technological progress, revolutionizing high-speed rail travel and ...

A high speed railway being built by the Central Japan Railway Company is planned to be the fastest in the world when it opens after 2034.

France’s TGV network runs over LGV (lignes à grande vitesse) corridors, with the platform famously holding the steel-wheel world speed record at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) from the V150 campaign in 2007 (on ...

The new Amtrak Acela fleet will run at a top speed of 160 mph.SAUL LOEB / AFP Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains on August 28. The NextGen Acela trains can reach a top speed of 160 mph ...

A breakthrough in high-speed rail design could make the world's fastest trains safer, quieter, and greener. Chinese researchers have found a way to slash the deafening "tunnel boom" shock wave caused ...

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“The best part of a train journey is the people you meet along the way.” You don’t need the world’s fastest trains to provide your citizens with world-class service. For example, the existing Irish ...