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Re:The integrated timetable of Switzerland by izacus on Monday June 20, 2022 @08:44AM (#31809663)
200km/h is "lower speeds"? That's the nominal speed of IC trains between Swiss population centers.
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Re:The integrated timetable of Switzerland by carlhjerpe on Monday June 20, 2022 @12:11PM (#31812036)
And Switzerland is quite a tiny country, so more than 200kph isn't worth it. Regular rail connected by wire will require much more maintenance going faster.
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