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Re:Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disas... by mkl on Monday January 26, 2026 @01:42AM (#46762543)
They can go at high speed:

Germany: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAILab

Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Yellow

France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_TGV_Iris_320

China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_railways_CIT_trains

UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Measurement_Train

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Re:Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disas... by mitthrowaway2 on Monday January 26, 2026 @03:06AM (#46763019)
Indeed!

> Line inspection is carried out at full speed, up to 270 km/h or 168 mph on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and 285 km/h or 177 mph on the Sanyō Shinkansen

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Re:Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disas... by N19PEDL2 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @08:15AM (#46779546)
Italy: https://decode39.com/3045/diamond-fs-diagnostics-train-luigi...
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