Well talk about falling behind. Here we can't even get a little streetcar going for a few miles, meanwhile the Chinese are working on putting a high speed rail network to Europe in the next 10 years. What in the Sam Hill is this country doing?
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China to build high-speed rail link to Europe
London to Madrid in 8 hours? Beginning in 2012, the two cities should be linked by high-speed rail. You can already speed between London and Paris in a little more than two hours. This route will be connected to a new high-speed train to Madrid, which will be reachable within five-and-a-half hours.
But even more surprising was the news this week that China is in negotiations with 17 countries to build a high-speed rail network to Europe.
From London, you could visit Beijing in about two days' time, according to Daily Telegraph.
From Beijing, you could connect Singapore or Vietnam via planned high-speed railways.
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