The front car of the Series L0 maglev measures nearly 92 feet long – of which 49 feet forms an aerodynamic nose section – and is fitted with 24 seats. A full 16-carriage train will be able to ...

In the 1990s, engineer Eiji Nakatsu drew inspiration for a redesign of Japan’s high-speed bullet train from the slender profile of a kingfisher’s beak. Its latest iteration looks like a quite ...

On April 3, 2007, a sleek train raced across the countryside of northeast France, pursued by a small jet aircraft. On an open stretch of track between Prény and Bezannes, the train galloped ahead ...

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".

JR East’s research programme on the E5 series was initiated in 2002 to design a high speed train which could travel with a speed of 360kmph. These train sets were developed based on the former ...

Distributed-power, 200-mph pantographs, and really wide turns are some of the features of today’s high-speed train travel. High-speed trains crisscross Japan, much of Europe, and are starting to ...

No, the Shinkansen Supreme is not some new street-style collaboration. It's a new, sleeker, lighter, more eco-friendly Japanese high-speed train that will start running test routes between Tokyo ...

World's fastest bullet train with a 72ft nose is unveiled in Japan as experts say the 224mph locomotive will be operational by 2030. The Alfa-X will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 224 mph ...

The first of a new generation of high-speed, magnetic levitation trains has been unveiled in Japan, designed to operate at speeds of more than 310mph. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Search Icon ...

Japan’s latest record-breaking bullet train doesn’t only run faster and smoother – it also has a new feature that sends passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake.

ACELA EXPRESS. The locomotive car on Amtrak's new high-speed train has the same elongated nose of the French train ¿ grande vitesse (TGV), from which Amtrak adopted propulsion technology.