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Let's get obvious joke over now: no, there will not be "pushmen" on platform to squeeze people in. This photo is from 1967—at most, these days in Japan there are attendants who make sure backpacks and purses are safely inside.

Here's more on Tokyo Metro's involvement:

https://londonist.com/london/transport/elizabeth-line-tokyo-metro

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-22 at 21:14

[#]London 's Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) is a fantastic success: half a billion rides so far, 1 in every 7 rail voyages in the UK.

Starting in May 2025, it will be taken over by GTS Rail Operations Limited, a joint venture between Go Ahead Group, Sumitomo Corporation...and the #Tokyo Metro.

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-22 at 18:48

Who benefits when speed limits are lowered?

Not only pedestrians and cyclists, who are less likely to be run over.

Drivers, too. In the UK, insurance premiums have reached an 18-month low in cities where the speed limit has been reduced to 20 mph.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jan/18/uk-20mph-speed-limits-car-insurance-costs-premiums

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-22 at 14:56

Voici la V.F., pour tous ceux qui aiment un peu de défi dans le train-train quotidien:

https://lactualite.com/environnement/je-suis-un-cycliste-dhiver/

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-22 at 14:53

Hells ya, I'm a winter bike commuter! It's not for everyone. But I like the challenge, and working in that little bit of physical activity into my routine improves my mood when the days are short and cold.

My ode to the studded tire in this HIGH SPEED blog:

https://www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-bicycle-commuter-on-the-pleasures-of-the-studded-tire/

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-22 at 14:50

Brrr…but grateful for the sun, and the fact that #montreal has plowed and salted the lanes.

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-22 at 14:46

The coldest day of the year so far in #Montreal. It’s -18 C, God knows what with that north wind. Happy to see I’m not alone on my morning bike commute! A steady trickle of riders on this bike lane on a secondary road. ❄️🚲🧵

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-21 at 18:22

I take a look at The State of Speed in passenger trains around the world in the latest dispatch from my new newsletter, HIGH SPEED. (Spoiler alert: the US and Canada are the tortoises among the hares.)

https://www.highspeed.blog/the-state-of-speed/

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-21 at 18:21

I got to ride the mag-lev in #Shanghai, where the in-car speedometer reached 430 km/h. A lot of tech, and electricity, for results that conventional HSR can now achieve.

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-21 at 18:21

China has just introduced the CR450, which routinely runs at 400 km/h, but is potentially capable of topping out at 450 km/h in everyday service.

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-21 at 18:20

How fast can a train go?

The world speed record, which still stands, was set by a French train à grande vitesse (TGV) in 2007, when it topped out at 574.8 km/h (357 mph).

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-21 at 16:44

"Kevin Speed" is some weird-ass branding! That said, wow, interesting things are happening with European passenger rail.

https://www.railpassion.fr/grande-vitesse/kevin-speed-la-grande-vitesse-a-haute-densite/

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-21 at 16:42

Who the hell is Kevin Speed?

Not who, but what.

A private rail company whose "illisto" service will offer high-speed service on 3 routes out of #Paris (to #Strasbourg #Lyon #Lille).

Alstom-made trains will depart hourly; no reservations required; speeds of up to 300 km/h.

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Written by 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 on 2025-01-20 at 16:48

I take a look at the state of speed in passenger rail around the world in my latest HIGH SPEED post.

(I'd say buckle up, but you don't need a seat belt on bullet trains.)

https://www.highspeed.blog/the-state-of-speed/

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