Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what's been dubbed the "New Golden Route".

Inspired by the kingfisher's beak, the bullet train's elongated nose design revolutionizes high-speed rail. This innovation mitigates sonic booms in tunnels by streamlining airflow, enhancing ...

The Shinkansen — Japanese for “new line” — made its impressive debut in October 1964, a few days before the Tokyo Olympics.

Meanwhile, Japan is building the next generation of high-speed trains, which use magnetic levitation to power passengers past the 300mph mark. Now that really is the future.