links for 2007-05-07
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The push back by the old and new media to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to cut state funds to the agency overseeing the development of a 700-mile high speed rail network in California appears to have influenced the Republican governor’s view.
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On May 7, 2007, Renfe (operator of Spain’s High Speed Rail lines and services) has increased the maximum speed on the Madrid - Camp de Tarragona (-Barcelona) line to 300km/h. Th talgois new maximum speed only applies to the Talgo trainsets however.
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Governor Schwarzenegger has suddenly endorsed the concept of a high speed rail system in California, and supporters believe voters will soon get the chance to decide if it will become a reality.
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Bullet trains are a big deal in a country where passengers may have to wear an adult diaper and stand for 30 hours.
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Just because they can do it, they do it. Nothing ever answers the question as to why the UK isn’t trying to go fast. Just because they can, they don’t…
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Satisfying my unhealthy obsession with railways
Posted in: Uncategorized | May 7, 2007 2:19 am
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