The Prospects for European Railways Is the Second Railway Age Still Here or Yet to Begin?

Transport technologies seldom make a comeback, save in nostalgia trips for well-heeled tourists. Stagecoaches have not made a reappearance on the Bath Road, nor sedan chairs on the streets of London. But there is a spectacular exception: railways, written off thirty years ago as a Victorian anachron...

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Published in:Built environment (London. 1978) 2009-01, Vol.35 (1), p.4-10
Main Authors: GIVONI, MOSHE, HOLVAD, TORBEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Built environments
Environmental policy
Freight
High speed trains
Passengers
Rail freight
Railroad stations
Railway systems
Transportation policy
Travel time
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Summary:Transport technologies seldom make a comeback, save in nostalgia trips for well-heeled tourists. Stagecoaches have not made a reappearance on the Bath Road, nor sedan chairs on the streets of London. But there is a spectacular exception: railways, written off thirty years ago as a Victorian anachronism destined to atrophy before the steady growth of motorway traffic, have suddenly become one of the basic technologies of the twenty-first century. The reason of course is the high-speed train...
ISSN:0263-7960