Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
<p>[quote user="cx500"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">243129</div> <div class="quote-content">Are you telling me that of the 1,130miles of "newly built" railroad that no curves were eliminated?</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Those are <span style="text-decoration:underline;">newly built lines</span>, so no existing curves were eliminated.  The historic lines continue to be used for the regular train services. These newly built lines are used only by the high speed rail service, and are in general the only areas where their maximum speeds are possible.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>One small correction: The historic lines are, where upgrade to 125 mph or 143 mph, used for ICE-train traffic.</p> <p>Here is a picture showing max speeds: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/ICEtracks.png">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/ICEtracks.png</a></p> <p>And here the ICE routes as schematic: <a href="https://www.bahn.de/p/view/mdb/bahnintern/fahrplan_und_buchung/reiseauskunftsmedien/fahrplanmedien-download/mdb_263334_ice_liniennetz_v2_2018.pdf">https://www.bahn.de/p/view/mdb/bahnintern/fahrplan_und_buchung/reiseauskunftsmedien/fahrplanmedien-download/mdb_263334_ice_liniennetz_v2_2018.pdf</a></p> <p>The German ICE-train network is not true high-speed. It is a mixture of HrSR and HSR.<br />Regards, Volker</p>
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag