• eligibly@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 days ago

    The Acela II has a technical top speed of 189MPH.

    Sounds pretty comparable to 200 mph (320 km/h) to me…

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      11 days ago

      The 200MPH is not the top speed. It is the operational speed. High speed trains in Europe regularly travel at speeds exceeding 300km/h.

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        11 days ago

        Yes… The point is the maximum design speeds of both are very similar.

        Yes TGVs run operationally at much higher speeds than the Acela II but that is due to infrastructure, not the train itself. The train itself, independent of track constraints, is capable of similar speeds. I don’t think there’s much more worth saying on the matter.