Those of you that think WE have Infrastructure problems, look at the US. They dont even have a clue how to fix the dead end they're in. Fun fact: High speed trains in the US are called "bullet trains". Of course, what else. :-)
#bullettrains #USInfrastructure #rails
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-high-speed-bullet-trains-wont-work-in-the-u-s-right-now/

Kyoto to Hiroshima by Limited express Thunderbird and Nozomi Bullet train | Ferry ride to Miyajima https://www.alojapan.com/841754/kyoto-to-hiroshima-by-limited-express-thunderbird-and-nozomi-bullet-train-ferry-ride-to-miyajima/

#BULLETTRAINS #japanrail #japanesetrains #japanesetraintravel #jrpass #kyototohiroshima #miyajimaferryride #Osaka #Osakadestinations #Osakatour #OsakaTravel #Osakatrip #Osakavacation #大阪

The bullet train syndrome perpetuates an elitist approach to the Indian Railways

If the focus were on the convenience of ordinary passengers rather than national prestige, big improvements would be possible within a few weeks, writes Jean Dreze (article from February 2016).

#IndianRailways #RailwayBudget #railways #BulletTrains #infrastructure #technology #accessibility #JeanDreze #india

https://scroll.in/article/804016/the-bullet-train-syndrome-perpetuates-an-elitist-approach-to-the-indian-railways

While I may never see rapid transit in Canada in my lifetime, I can at least say that I’ve experienced the Shinkansen in Japan, the TGV in France and UK and express airport trains in Sweden. So I know what rapid transit, I just don’t think we’ll get there with such a large country as ours.

#rapidtransit #transit #rail #bullettrains #shinkansen #tgv #travel

Yes, it's true: #China built a dense net of #bullettrains in a very short time. Autocratic states where subjects have no say are often good at hammering out stuff. Sadly it's also true that they managed to see a catastrophic accident with those trains shortly after in 2011. When implementing big projects, fast is not necessarily better, and almost is far from right. #traffic #safety