The Second Age of Rail : A History of High-Speed Trains, Paperback / softback Book

The Second Age of Rail : A History of High-Speed Trains Paperback / softback

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Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last thirty years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers.

Japan set the precedent with its legendary bullet trains in 1964; since then more than a dozen countries have joined the high-speed revolution.

Today, China is setting the pace as it crafts a nationwide network of super-railways, and Morocco and Saudi Arabia have joined the club of nations where trains travel at 300km/h or more.

The USA lags far behind, outpaced by Asia and Western Europe, where Eurostar links London to the international high-speed network – although a new-generation railway to northern England is still missing.

In this new and updated edition of The Second Age of Rail, the full story of high-speed trains is retold in a journey across countries and continents.

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