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No, no, please! ANYTHING but effective mass transit! (slrpnk.net)

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

200mph? Like those french trains in the nineties?

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah, even the german ICEs can do that much. US mediocratism as usual.

[–] Vittelius 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fun fact: the train pictured here is a Siemens Velaro. That's the same family of train as the ICE.

It's the American Pioneer Edition, the variant for the American market, set to operate Brightline West services, but even that one is based on Velaro Novo, a platform designed 100% in Germany.

Edit: Velaro Novo for comparison:

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