News The world’s fastest commercial train takes to the tracks China has been trialling a prototype of the CR450 passenger train, said to be the world’s fastest, with a top speed of 450km/h and an operational speed of 400km/h. The…
News Japan set to delay $15.5bn plan to extend bullet train to Sapporo The Japanese government is likely to postpone further plans to extend a bullet train line to Sapporo, capital of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, by the spring of 2031.…
Innovation Test proves case for Europe-wide maglev rail retrofit, firm says Maglev rail technology developer Nevomo says it has successfully tested a railway vehicle that can levitate on conventional railway lines. It said the tests prove that high-speed intercity railways could…
News China Railways to debut 450km/h bullet train “in near future” China Railways has announced plans to develop a bullet train capable of standard operating speeds of 450km/h. The CR450 train will be the latest model in the CR400 Fuxing (“Rejuvenation”)…