The undersea tunnel between Denmark and Sweden is not under construction. It
has been in operation for 15 years or so. Malmö is effectively a suburb of
Copenhagen now.
Cheers,
Nathan
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Den 21/04/2015 kl. 17.56 skrev Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Having ridden quite a few times on the California Zephyr and the Illinois
>> Zephyr, I'd suggest that 65 to 80 mph is about all that I'd want to go.
>
> In this country, anyway. I rode the original French Sudest TGV many
> years ago, shortly before the unit trains were overhauled and repainted
> silver/blue instead of the earlier silver/orange. At 140 MPH you could
> scarcely feel or hear anything except for the occasional cycling of the air
> compressor. A good portion of the TGV system is along dedicated LGV trackage
> which now extends all the way to Marseille, and there are no grade crossings
> or highway overpasses. A good number of magnificent bridges.
>
> The technology is mature and in service all over Europe and eastern Asia.
> Even South Korea has an HST, actually a French TGV derivative. There is
> presently an undersea tunnel being constructed between Denmark and Sweden,
> and before long you'll be able to ride a German ICE 300/400 HST from Berlin
> to Stockholm in less time than it takes to fly.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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