A report released in August 2011 has insisted the Australian federal government to consider the Melbourne to Brisbane corridor for the Very Fast Train (VFT) service, with Goulburn – Southern Highlands a possible stopover. But the question is what type of VFT would be suitable for this project. According to Bob Muntz, a retired power [...]
High speed trains are popular means of mass transportation, intracity and international. According to market research firm Datamonitor, the global rail industry will reach a value of $850 billion this year. Due to rising fuel prices which continue to make car and air travel more expensive, governments around the world are going ahead with their [...]
Two D class Chinese fast trains collided on evening of July 23, 2011 near the city of Wenzhou located southeast of Shanghai. Dozens of people were killed and several injured, leaving China’s prestigious new high speed rail (HSR) program severely damaged in an instant. Maglevs are better than traditional trains in a lot of ways, [...]
