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[quote user="243129"] Comparison to the European and Japanese railway systems cannot be made. 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. <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote] I tried to explain before that the tracks were rebuild to get it back into use as fast as possible, not with an eye on high-speed. There were changes to alignment, roadbed etc. wherever and whenever necessary to get the railroad running again asap. It took 22 years to get the maximum speed to a level (100 mph) where it had been before WWII. At the end of WWII there were 1,400 miles under catenary in southern Germany only. It took until 1965 for the electrification to reach Hamburg. The line Hamburg to Hannover is 112 miles long. It got upgraded between 1978 an 1987 from 100 mph to 160 mph at costs of about $220 million in today's money. 95 individual measures where needed. Among them 13 realignments and naturally uprading the track in generall for higher speeds. That needed to be done to 1,770 miles, as said before. I don't see any indication the the rebuilding after WWII was done with high-speed in mind. I hope that answers your question from the locked thread, changes yes but only where necessary not with high-speed in mind. So the USA and Germany had equal chances other that the German Railway was a government entity at that time. Regards, Volker
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