Europe’s railways
欧洲铁路A high-speed revolution
高速革命
Jul 5th 2007 | BRUSSELS, FRANKFURT, PARIS AND STRASBOURG
From The Economist print edition
European railways form an alliance to promote swifter international travel
欧洲铁路形成一个联盟用以提升更快的国际旅行
AS THE fastest train in Europe reaches its top speed of 320kph (200mph) the glasses of wine on the bar barely wobble. Champagne country is a blur as the train tears along Europe’s newest high-speed line—the first to link France and Germany. France’s Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) can now travel between Stuttgart and Paris in only three hours 40 minutes instead of six hours. The latest generation of Germany’s Inter-City Express (ICE) trains has similarly shrunk the journey time between Frankfurt and Paris.
当欧洲最快的列车达到它每小时320公里(每小时200英里)最高速度时,吧台上那些杯中的酒竟然很少晃动。当列车飞驰在第一条连接法兰西和德国的欧洲最新的高速线上时,香槟之国有些看不清楚了。法兰西的法国高速列车(TGV)现在可以在3小时40分钟内从斯图尔特跑到巴黎,而不是6个小时。最新一代德国城际快速列车(ICE)让法兰克福和巴黎间的旅行时间也相应缩短了。
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