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#highspeedrail

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@larstransportworld That’s a great map (and definitely all due credit to France), but it’s also a very depressing reminder that, over 40 years since the network started, the •entirety• of the network still fits in a corner of the French map! 😢

(Haphazard progress is being made on a savagely truncated route, and at least we do have fairly extensive (200 km/h max) service on many InterCity routes, but it is beyond ridiculous that UK is so far behind.)

These are the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed trains, which take 4 hours and 18 minutes to cover 820 miles. That’s about the same distance as NYC to Chicago, which currently takes 20 hours by train.

Speed: 350 km/h
Distance: 1318 km
Price: 68€

C: @TansuYegen on X

With Alto High Speed Rail:

I've been hearing a lot of "this will never happen", "Trudeau is buying votes", "government is handing billions to his buddies at SNC" online...

I'm optimistic but I'm also not that naive to ignore the timing of it being political. But this is just the end of the several years-long procurement phase and the start of the design phase of the Canadian high-speed rail project.

Canadians, Rail-tooters, give me your takes.

Hop on a train in London, sip a coffee, watch the countryside fly by— 6 to 8 hours later, step off in Barcelona, Frankfurt, or the French Riviera. No airports, no hassle, just seamless adventure. Maybe one day but not as soon as all the news articles want us to think.

#HighSpeedRail #FutureTravel

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5d6l

Man in suit drags suitcase alongside Eurostar train
BBC NewsSt Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to GermanyThe London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.

Czechia, Spain, France: Where are railway networks growing the fastest in Europe?

Railway lines are the backbone of Europe’s clean transport transition, and the EU’s high-speed railway network has nearly doubled in a decade, according to the latest official figures.

Lines capable of carrying trains at 250 km/h and more criss-crossed 8,556 km across the continent in 2023, according to Eurostat. That’s up from 5,812 in 2013.

mediafaro.org/article/20250218

Czechia, Spain, France: Where are railway networks growing the fastest in Europe?
euronews · Which European country has the most high-speed rail routes?Railway lines are the backbone of Europe’s clean transport transition, but they’re not improving quick enough.
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@w7voa

Withholding appropriated #California #HighSpeedRail funds under false pretenses would be illegal and unconstitutional, but nonetheless, it would also be hurting jobs and infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of #Trump & MAGA voters.

I drew a line approximating the CAHSR initial operating segment over the 2024 county-by-county presidential electoral map. De-railing this project is sticking it to Trump's own base, not coastal liberal elites.

In an email, Alto's communications office said that "public interest remains at the core of this project," and the infrastructure will "always be owned by Canada.

"While the private sector will operate and maintain the project, "Alto maintains full control over service standards, pricing, and operational requirements."

#CDNpoli #RailService #HighSpeedRail #Alto #VIARail

cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

CBCNDP warns high-speed rail from Toronto to Quebec could kill passenger trains in rest of Canada | CBC News80 per cent of Via Rail's revenue could be lost to high-speed replacement announced Tuesday, B.C. MLA warns.

#Canada is getting #highspeedrail

The Prime Minister, #JustinTrudeau today announced that Canada is developing a high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor. This transformative rail network will span approximately 1,000 km and reach speeds of up to 300 km/hour, with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City. ... The official name of this high-speed rail service will be Alto.

pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases

Prime Minister of CanadaCanada is getting high-speed railThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Canada is developing a high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor.

While our southern neighbors' late-stage capitalism autocrats are busy speedrunning the sabotage of their country and trying to bully my country as collateral, up here we're having a “F' it, enough debates, let's launch our own high-speed inter-city rail infrastructure project to serve 40% of the population and boost the local economy” moment 🤷

Let's hope it doesn't get cancelled after elections in Q4 🤞
pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases

Prime Minister of CanadaCanada is getting high-speed railThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Canada is developing a high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor.