Railways: Gateways between east and west in Europe

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)215-221
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftPromet - Traffic and Transportation
Jahrgang15
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2003

Abstract

Railways have connected various far-flung parts of Europe for much of the last two centuries. Recent years, however, have seen a decline in direct international connections. This is not so much due to political developments (the Iron Curtain ceased to exist during the period in question), but rather technical advances that have resulted in the development of high-speed networks specific to various countries. Problems associated with the use of different gauges, and also electrical and sophisticated electronic systems in individual European countries have resulted in high-speed trains being confined mainly to individual states. During the next years, it is highly desirable to re-establish an international European train or Transrapid network to avoid road and air-traffic chaos as European integration proceeds with the planned eastwards expansion of the European Union.

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