European Union wants a high-speed rail network of TRAINS to replace AIRPLANES

Europe wants a high-speed rail network to replace airplanes…. Sounds exciting…
Breakfast in Paris, lunch in Frankfurt and dinner in Vienna -- all without the hassle and frustration of flying.
Imagine a network of modern, super-fast and comfortable trains hurtling between every major city in the European Union, providing a reliable, comfortable and sustainable alternative to air travel.
That was the vision outlined by rail industry leaders in Lyon, France, on June 29, amid ambitious European plans to double high-speed rail use by 2030 and triple current levels by 2050.
Unlike many parts of the world, Europe already has thousands of kilometers of dedicated high-speed railway.
France's world-famous TGVs, Germany's ICE and Spain's AVE have transformed rail travel over the last 40 years, but they remain largely focused on domestic markets…
Building lines across international borders, even within the European Union, creates tension over who pays for what, how the contracts are allocated, conflicting national standards and regulations and a host of other obstacles.
For decades it's been too easy to kick difficult projects down the road until they become someone else's problem.
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https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/europe-high-speed-rail-network/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0mC6zkgyB17xTPgeX0sSZHdEANyWdsSEpUflZW4E5UVYn1wvucMbAyMD4
"While a lot has been achieved so far -- Paris-Lyon, Milan-Rome, Barcelona-Madrid and Berlin-Munich these are national success stories for rail networks… but what if major cities could be linked up a high speed rail network?

While some EU officials have hailed the proposals as the future of sustainable travel in Europe others have struck more cautious notes.

Nevertheless, France, Spain and Italy have well-established high-speed rail networks linking their biggest cities, plus more lines planned or currently under construction.
More than any other country to date, France has invested in new links with its neighbors, building international routes to Belgium, the UK, Germany and Spain.
Now outside the European Union, the United Kingdom -- or more specifically London -- remains plugged into the European network via the Channel Tunnel, but sadly there will be no physical connection between its under-construction £88 billion north-south High Speed 2 line and the existing London-Paris/Brussels routes used by Eurostar… But I suppose some brexiteers wanted the tunnel bricked up…
But the biggest benefits could be felt elsewhere, in countries currently without any high-speed railways. The Czech Republic is working with the French railway industry to develop new 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph) lines that will revolutionize journey times deliver much faster international links between Austria, Slovakia, southern Poland and eastern Germany…
The environment could be winner to since currently the airlines have a monopoly on short haul journeys based on low cost flights…
A Paris-Berlin flight generates at least six times the carbon dioxide emissions of a similar train journey
"The EU's total CO2 emissions are around 3.8 billion tonnes every year -- transport accounts for more than one billion tonnes of that. But if we reduce the current carbon allowances for the aviation and road sectors the additional revenue could be used to fund the cross border hi speed rail ."
While other competing long-distance transport modes are setting themselves 'net zero' emission targets, rail can do it bigger and better and become the backbone of long-distance travel in Europe."
Would you like to see low_fare high-speed trains with 1,000 seats each connecting places around Europe on a frequent basis and less chemtrail conspiracy theorists…




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