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
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.
Don’t think that will ever happen here/ At least not in NSW…
Lightening – it would go Perth-Sydney in about 11-12 hours, instead of about 3 days it takes now.
Wow.. thats seriously fast going! I would love to experience that speed. Might take a trip to China just for that!
Whoa…that is fast! Don’t our trains go between 100-120km/h out in the open areas?
What country are you talking about? The US?
If you’re referring to me, I’m talking about Australia as the Blogger is too.
Ah right I see…
I guess they go faster in the US?
I’m not so sure on that one!
Is it like shinkasen in Japan or little bit slower ??
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.
Sorry guys, Whats the shinkasen? Japans Train?