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HIGH-SPEED RAIL IS LINKING UP ALL OVER EUROPE

Robert O’Connor, Siuru

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Europe's high speed rail systems are entering a new and dramatic phase. The opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994 changed rail travel in Europe forever, because not only did it give Britain direct access to the continent, but it also added an international dimension to France's famous high speed rail network. The article reviews the existing and planned system that will soon link up all over Europe, throughout the 15-member European Union. It is already possible to travel by rail from London to the Mediterranean coast in less than seven hours.

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Europe's high speed rail systems are entering a new and dramatic phase. The opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994 changed rail travel in Europe forever, because not only did it give Britain direct access to the continent, but it also added an international dimension to France's famous high speed rail network. The article reviews the existing and planned system that will soon link up all over Europe, throughout the 15-member European Union. It is already possible to travel by rail from London to the Mediterranean coast in less than seven hours.

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Europe's high speed rail systems are entering a new and dramatic phase. The opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994 changed rail travel in Europe forever, because not only did it give Britain direct access to the continent, but it also added an international dimension to France's famous high speed rail network. The article reviews the existing and planned system that will soon link up all over Europe, throughout the 15-member European Union. It is already possible to travel by rail from London to the Mediterranean coast in less than seven hours.

Key concepts: Channel tunnel, Rail network, European union, Rail traffic, Transport engineering, Channel (broadcasting), Dimension (graph theory), Engineering

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