HIGH SPEED NETWORK UNITES EUROPE

High speed trains have revitalized intercity rail travel. The first 300 km/h trains will begin revenue service in France later this month and various links will shorten the traveling time between European cities. The major challenge now is to recapture the freight business from the highways.

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• Authors:
  • Fournier, J
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 618-619
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 145
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; High speed rail; Intercity travel; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488032
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM