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<p>[quote user="243129"]Europe and Japan were bombed into rubble as a result of World War II. With nothing in the way, the Marshall Plan and SCAP — with an eye on the future — rebuilt the railway systems as straight as practicable.[/quote]</p> <p>Sure, a large part was destroyed. You think of pictures like this: <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/kfcPuUSnHUiCeUIzHVHNaUPP0g4=/768x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/dresden-bombing-large-57c4b8a93df78cc16ed6c6d5.jpg">https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/kfcPuUSnHUiCeUIzHVHNaUPP0g4=/768x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/dresden-bombing-large-57c4b8a93df78cc16ed6c6d5.jpg</a></p> <p>On the other hand there were cities that weren't touched much by WWII. Google "Lueneburg" which was only hit once on the outskirts so that the old town is still original.</p> <p>Something alike happened to the rail network. Only 5000 miles were destroyed beyond repair. Needing a transportation system desperately the existing, damaged track was repaired as fast as possible.</p> <p>There were speeds of up to 100 mph allowed before WWII. Only in 1967 they got allowed again. The other dates I gave before.</p> <div style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The ICE trains often use old and winding routes, so-called old construction or upgraded routes, on which the trains may travel a maximum of 125 mph  or 143 mph.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Germany has high population density, you can't just build as you like.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You might believe it or not but the German high-speed rail network wasn't planned and started after WWII but starting in the 1970s. And the need to use the upgraded routes is still the greatest shortcomming of or high-speed network.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">[quote user="243129"]They won't be so glad when there is a problem with one car and the whole train is removed from service and a massive delay ensues.[/quote]</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The European and Japanese customers got used to it.At least here in Germany single cars are seldom the problem. In most cases the problem lies within the power cars. <br />Regards, Volker</span></div> <pre id="tw-target-text" class="tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;height:120px;"></pre>
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