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  1. 1 day ago · A new set of high-speed long-distance services was introduced in 1966, launching British Rail's highly successful "Inter-City" brand (the hyphen was later dropped) and offering journey times as London to Birmingham in 1 hour 35 minutes, and London to Manchester or Liverpool in 2 hours 40 minutes (and even 2 hours 30 minutes for the twice-daily Manchester Pullman).

  2. 3 days ago · The earliest high-speed rail line built in Europe was the Italian " Direttissima ", the Florence–Rome high-speed railway 254 km (158 mi) in 1977. The top speed on the line was 250 km/h (160 mph), giving an end-to-end journey time of about 90 minutes with an average speed of 200 km/h (120 mph). This line used a 3 kV DC supply.

  3. 1 day ago · Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270.

  4. 5 days ago · High-speed trains are developing at a rapid pace and the number of countries using high-speed trains is on the rise, with further projects under construction across the world, including in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, and in the Middle East.

  5. 4 days ago · TGV, which stands for “Train à Grande Vitesse,” is a French term that translates to “high-speed train” in English. This revolutionary mode of transportation was introduced in France and has since become synonymous with speed, efficiency, and comfort.

  6. 3 days ago · A new 171-mile high-speed line linking San Francisco and Los Angeles is currently being built by the California High-Speed Rail Authority, which hopes to later extend it to Sacramento and...

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  8. 1 day ago · Global High-Speed Train Ranking by Omio. Find out which high-speed trains topped the ranking globally, based on several factors such as speed and km in operation.

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