Fast enough?
One of the things I did on my unexpected stopover in Shanghai recently was go for a train ride. How would you like it if this were the normal speed for trains?
This is on the Maglev train which runs from Shanghai airport to the city – it covers 30km in 8 minutes. You see cars on the roads that run alongside it and they look to be standing still – when they’re probably actually doing 80-100 km/h
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
How fast do Australian trains go? I have no idea. I’m imagining this would make Perth to Sydney a little closer if they went this fast.
November 22nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Don’t think that will ever happen here/ At least not in NSW…
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Lightening - it would go Perth-Sydney in about 11-12 hours, instead of about 3 days it takes now.
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Wow.. thats seriously fast going! I would love to experience that speed. Might take a trip to China just for that!
November 25th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Whoa…that is fast! Don’t our trains go between 100-120km/h out in the open areas?
November 25th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
What country are you talking about? The US?
November 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
If you’re referring to me, I’m talking about Australia as the Blogger is too.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Ah right I see…
November 25th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I guess they go faster in the US?
November 25th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I’m not so sure on that one!
November 26th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Is it like shinkasen in Japan or little bit slower ??
November 27th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Faster than the Shinkansen, morningcafe. They do about 300 km/h - as does the KTX in Korea, which I travelled on a few months back.
November 27th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Sorry guys, Whats the shinkasen? Japans Train?