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Saudi Arabian Railways - Mecca to Medina High Speed Rail Line

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Posted by CMStPnP on Friday, October 4, 2019 9:33 AM

Note that in the article it says result of investigation to be reviewed by King Salaman......ouch.   Off with the head!!!!

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, October 4, 2019 2:17 AM
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Posted by Overmod on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 6:30 PM

MidlandMike
The cars look like Talgos.

They should; they're Talgo 350s (derived from the Spanish AVE 102 that when designed were for the railroad with the fastest design speed in the world in the early 21st Century.)

The Haramain was designed for 320km/h service but in practice the service speed peaks at 300km/h -- still nothing to sneeze at. 

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Posted by MidlandMike on Sunday, September 22, 2019 9:00 PM

The cars look like Talgos.

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Saudi Arabian Railways - Mecca to Medina High Speed Rail Line
Posted by CMStPnP on Sunday, September 22, 2019 5:47 PM

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