The trouble with trying to make trains go faster [BBC]





Date: 14/08/2014

As technology advances, transport gets ever faster, and trains are no exception. But with great speed come great drawbacks. Katia Moskvitch reports on the pitfalls facing train designers trying to reach even greater speed on rails.


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The trouble with trying to make trains go faster

BBC

Pushing trains to go faster isnt simply a matter of souping up power. Katia Moskvitch discovers why the quest for greater speed has come with great drawbacks.