poVoq@slrpnk.net to Public Transport@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoFrance unveils ‘incredible’ new high-speed TGV trainsedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkFrance unveils ‘incredible’ new high-speed TGV trainsedition.cnn.compoVoq@slrpnk.net to Public Transport@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThey were the first movers with modern tracks, and now those older tracks hold them back. The TGV itself can go much faster in theory.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoToo expensive to rebuild half the tracks to allow higher speeds.
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe cost and the downtime.
They were the first movers with modern tracks, and now those older tracks hold them back. The TGV itself can go much faster in theory.
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Too expensive to rebuild half the tracks to allow higher speeds.
The cost and the downtime.