Inside France's 'rail revolution'
In the Czech countryside, not far from Prague, a ghostly white train is speeding around and around a huge loop of track. From the air, the single circuit looks like a giant model railroad. Only this one isn’t being used for fun. It’s one of Europe’s few dedicated facilities where new trains can be intensively tested away from public tracks.
“CER fully supports the completion of a high-speed rail network connecting all major cities, urban nodes and airports,” says Alberto Mazzola, its executive director. “It will reduce rail travel time between EU capitals and major cities to under four and six hours and, with affordable and comfortable trains, rail will become the preferred mode of transport. This is why it is essential for all [EU] member states to invest in high speed rail.
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