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Published: 03.01.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'The High-Speed Rail and the TGV', 1.
Extract

A common issue to all transport development is the need to always go faster. The railway is a very good example. From the very beginning, the developments in the railways were driven by the need to carry goods and passenger at a faster pace than the one available at the time.
The Japanese opened the first high speed commercial Line Shinkansen service on 1st of October 1964 with a speed of 210 km/h using the French monophase theory. This mark the beginning of High-Speed rail. It will change idea and concept all over the world. …

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