The train that shrunk France and Western Europe

Re:The train that shrunk France and Western Europe by BeFlatXIII on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @03:26PM (#28686454)

The flip side of the coin is that a high-speed system that has stops at all the struggling towns along the way ceases to be high-speed, no matter the maximum track velocity.

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Re:The train that shrunk France and Western Europe by mc32 on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @08:49PM (#28689151)

The NYC subway has the concept of local and express trains. They use the same right of way with much of it four-track. So you can provide a slow train that makes every stop and the express which only stops at major stations.

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Re:The train that shrunk France and Western Europe by bambax on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @03:34PM (#28686522)

Actually, no. You can have trains that stop some stations, some at others, and yet some more that are direct. It used to work quite well.

Now it's not possible anymore because the new line avoids the towns.

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