Looking down the track at very fast trains
Useful Sites
High speed rail (Oliver Keating)
Describes a variety of very fast trains, including maglevs and tilt trains.
The TGVweb (European Railway Server)
'Introduction' includes background information, history of the TGV before 1981 and frequently asked questions. 'The future TGV' includes recent TGV research and development.
Australian very fast trains – a chronology (Australian Parliamentary Library)
Outlines the various proposals to build high speed rail lines in Australia.
External sites are not endorsed by the Australian Academy of Science.
Page updated January 2005.
Page updated January 2005.