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China Unveils 'Fastest Train' in World
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 9:44 am
by Rocketfan
China unveiled what it touted as the fastest rail link in the world on Saturday, the Agence France Presse reported.
The train will run between the cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan. At an average speed of 217 miles per hour, the high-speed train reduces the 664 mile ride from ten and a half hours to just three hours, an official Xinhua news agency said, according to AFP.
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Re: China Unveils 'Fastest Train' in World
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 10:17 am
by Sly Fox
Bullet trains are generally colossal wastes of public funds but I'd be down with a ride.
Re: China Unveils 'Fastest Train' in World
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 4:46 pm
by flamesfilmguy
How sweet would it be to have a train from New York to LA that only took 5 hours. cross coutry. and have similar trains like the ones in france that go about 172 to go from major cities.
Re: China Unveils 'Fastest Train' in World
Posted: December 28th, 2009, 5:07 pm
by ATrain
flamesfilmguy wrote:How sweet would it be to have a train from New York to LA that only took 5 hours. cross coutry. and have similar trains like the ones in france that go about 172 to go from major cities.
You've got the popular (and highly profitable) Amtrak Acela that runs from DC to Boston at about that speed most of the way (NY area gets crowded). I think it would be cool if we could have that option more places.
Re: China Unveils 'Fastest Train' in World
Posted: December 30th, 2009, 12:45 am
by rueful
I think it was about 4 years ago Liberty hosted a debate between candidates for Virginia Senate or something, I dont remember what election it was for, but anyways, the Independent Candidate was all about building a bullet train from East Coast Cities to West Coast cities and how this would solve the economy. Every question, no matter the topic, he came back to this solution