high-speed trains
Rapid rail transit
High-speed trains are passenger rail systems designed to travel significantly faster than conventional trains, typically exceeding 150 miles per hour.
They run on dedicated tracks with gradual curves and specialized infrastructure.
Japan's Shinkansen, France's TGV, and China's extensive network are prominent examples.
The high-speed train cut the journey from four hours to ninety minutes.
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
- locomotivesPowered rail vehicles
- maglevTrackless-seeming rail technology
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
intercity travel · platforms · TGV · bogie · regenerative braking · aerodynamics · catenary · overhead wires · viaducts · tracks · Shinkansen · noise reduction · stations · rail gauge · arrival · railway · rail network · conductor
- railwaystrains, locomotives, locomotive, tracks, rails
- European Railtrains, tracks, platforms, rail network, rail stations
- transit schedulestimetable, timetables, bus schedule, departures, arrivals
high-speed trainsslow trains
Trains making frequent stops
steam locomotives · steam trains · local trains · milk runs · handcars
high-speed trainssteam trains
Rail vehicles powered by vapor
horse-drawn carriages · stagecoaches · walking · pack animals · canal boats
high-speed trainsfreight trains
Rail vehicles carrying cargo
cargo trains · freight cars · coal trains · tank cars · boxcars