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  1. @ruurd @Ciarancuffe @backontrack @glynmoody

    #HighSpeedTrains have (nearly) killed #sleeperTrains in western Europe (and they are also detrimental to train services between medium sized cities).
    Not just because of a competition but because they appeal so much more to decision makers who want a shiny record.

  2. China’s all-round dominance, from batteries to medicine, from high-speed trains to AI.

    ‘How China is Devouring Europe’ (2/4). Beijing has caught up with and then surpassed the West across an impressive number of technologies and economic sectors, seeking to control entire value chains.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260607

    #Europe #China #Economy #Business #Tech #Manufacturing #Medicine #HighSpeedTrains #AI

  3. Wenn gesagt wird: Niedrigere Höchstgeschwindigkeit im Straßenverkehr = weniger Verkehrstote. Gilt das Prinzip dann nicht auch im gleichen Maße für Züge? *wegduck* #highspeedtrains

  4. 🚆💥 Breaking: High-speed trains in #Spain have crash-landed in the #news cycle, causing #fatalities and prompting #BBC to remind us they cover *every* topic under the sun 🌍. Meanwhile, readers are left to wonder if there's a single piece of untouched real estate on the BBC homepage 🤔.
    bbc.com/news/articles/cedw6ylp #HighSpeedTrains #TrainCrash #Coverage #HackerNews #ngated

  5. "successive studies have determined that high-speed rail is the only mode of transport that is cost positive when accounting for all externalities — that is, all of the up-front and hidden costs associated with a given mode of transport."

    From: "How the railways will fix the future", by Gareth Dennis.

    #trains #HighSpeedTrains