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All aboard: Luxury Japanese train has bath and fireplace
It’s got Michelin-starred chefs, solid cypress bathtubs and a cosy snug complete with roaring fire: the Shiki-Shima could hold its own against any five-star hotel. Not bad for a train. In a country best known…
#MustSee: World’s longest rail tunnel set for grand opening
The world’s longest train tunnel will officially open on Wednesday, nearly seven decades after the initial design was conceived. Switzerland’s 57-kilometre (35-mile) Gotthard Base Tunnel runs under the Alps from Erstfeld in the central canton…
#Travel in style: World’s first bullet train with foot spas
JR East, East Japan Railway Company, will launch the world’s first bullet train with onboard foot spas staring 19th July. Japan’s bullet trains have been known to lead the global transportation sector in speed…
WATCH: Converting momemtum into electricity through braking
While designing new locomotives, GE engineers were thinking about energy conservation and converting momentum into electricity. GE engineers found a way to capture and convert the energy from braking to help power the train. Introducing…
Travel by train to any city in China in eight hours
(XINHUA) – By 2012 it will take between one to eight hours to reach most major cities in China by high-speed railway from Beijing, a senior railway engineer recently told a forum on city development….