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An ETR 500 train running on the Florence–Rome high-speed line near Arezzo, Italy, the first high-speed railway opened in Europe. [6] The earliest high-speed rail line built in Europe was the Italian "Direttissima", the Florence–Rome high-speed railway 254 km (158 mi) in 1977. The top speed on the line was 250 km/h (160 mph), giving an end ...
Privately owned multi-system locomotive designed for freight and passenger trains near the Danish-German border. Rail transport in Europe has diverse technological standards, operating concepts, and infrastructures. Common features are the widespread use of standard-gauge rail, high operational safety and a high share of electrification.
official interactive map, with speeds. PDF map. France. Nominal maximum speeds on SNCF Open Data. SNCF réseau railway maps, including a nominal maximum speeds map (however this map warns that it is not the reference, the reference being the database mentioned above. For instance this map is missing the 200 km/h sections on the Paris - Clermont ...
The Trans-European Transport Network ( TEN-T) is a planned network of roads, railways, airports and water infrastructure in the European Union. The TEN-T network is part of a wider system of Trans-European Networks (TENs), including a telecommunications network (eTEN) and a proposed energy network (TEN-E or Ten-Energy).
Map of the railway lines in Norway. — electrified lines — non-electrified lines — disused or heritage lines . The first railway in Norway was the Hoved Line between Oslo and Eidsvoll and opened in 1854. The main purpose of the railway was to move lumber from Mjøsa to the capital, but passenger service was also offered. In the period ...
The history of rail transport in peninsular Spain begins in 1848 with the construction of a railway line between Barcelona and Mataró. In 1852, the first narrow gauge line was built. In 1863 a line reached the Portuguese border. By 1864, the Madrid- Irun line had been opened and the French border was reached.
Trans-Siberian Railway. The Trans-Siberian Railway, [ a] historically known as the Great Siberian Route[ b] and often shortened to Transsib, [ c] is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. [ 1] Spanning a length of over 9,289 kilometers (5,772 miles), it is the longest railway line in the world. [ 2]
Rail transport. Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. [ 1] Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally ...