Speed, comfort, low emissions: Europe’s expanding high-speed rail networks offer lessons for train laggard Canada

Speed, comfort, low emissions: Europe’s expanding high-speed rail networks offer lessons for train laggard Canada

The inability to launch a successful Toronto-to-Montreal high-speed train is a national embarrassment, especially since the route is essentially flat

New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three - Spain in English

A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled to co-host the FIFA World Cup. Currently, there is no direct train service between the two capitals, following the 2020 cancellation of the overnight ‘train-hotel’ by Spain’s state railway company, Renfe. The upcoming route, which will slash travel time from more than ten hours to just three, has re…