19-06-2026 13:31 via passengertransport.co.uk

High-speed rail has revived railways

 
The failings of Hs2 and other projects should not cloud over the extraordinary story of high-speed rail across the world
Sleek nose-like Nozomi Shinkansen bullet train passes over Shonai river as it exits Kiyosu city
 Let’s put HS2 aside for a moment, and consider the impact of high-speed rail across the world. As I set out in my new book, Fast Track, speed has always been the USP in their DNA, to mix my acronyms. It is speed that gave the Liverpool and Manchester railway the
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