enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. High-speed rail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_the...

   It evaluated options for high-speed rail in the UK and recommended an £11bn route from London St Pancras and Heathrow to Birmingham and the North West, which they dubbed HS2. The report recommended the new line be built in the M40/Chiltern Main Line corridor, and used it as the basis for its findings.

3. List of high-speed railway lines - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-speed_railway...

   This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...

4. InterCity 125 - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterCity_125

   The InterCity 125 (originally Inter-City 125) or High Speed Train (HST) is a diesel-powered high-speed passenger train built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1975 and 1982. A total of 95 sets were produced, each comprising two Class 43 power cars, one at each end, and a rake of seven or eight Mark 3 coaches. The name is derived from ...

5. High Speed 2 - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Speed_2

   The 2006 Eddington Report cautioned against the common argument of modal shift from aviation to high-speed rail as a carbon-emissions benefit, given that only 1.2% of UK carbon emissions are due to domestic commercial aviation, and that rail transport energy efficiency is reduced as speed increases. [246]

6. British Rail Class 43 (HST) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)

   The British Rail Class 43 (HST) is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (formerly Classes 253 and 254) diesel-electric power cars, built by British Rail Engineering Limited from 1975 to 1982, and in service in the UK since 1976.

7. HS2 rolling stock - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HS2_rolling_stock

   The director of CAF Rail UK Richard Garner said “The Oaris platform uses the latest technology to offer high-speed travel and has demonstrated its capacity to operate at speeds over 360 km/h – combined with the advantages of proven reliability, comfort and safety.” [14] Talgo, a Spanish company. These trains would be based on its AVRIL ...