A Thalys high-speed train on its way from Paris to Brussels, a trip which now takes only 1 hour 20 minutes. I can remember when this journey took over 3 hours even on the Trans-Europe Express L'Etoile du Nord, which in any case only ran twice a day. Thalys runs half-hourly through much of the day, and has been so successful that Air France has given up bothering to fly between the two cities.
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Train of the day
A Thalys high-speed train on its way from Paris to Brussels, a trip which now takes only 1 hour 20 minutes. I can remember when this journey took over 3 hours even on the Trans-Europe Express L'Etoile du Nord, which in any case only ran twice a day. Thalys runs half-hourly through much of the day, and has been so successful that Air France has given up bothering to fly between the two cities.
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Of course, in Britain, the major airlines wouldn't give up the route: they'd cut fairs to loss-leading rates and shower the trains with negative advertising and lobbying until the rail service folded.
It's called "capitalism", I'm told. And capitalism is like nuclear power: it can be used for both good and evil. Also, you wouldn't want to get any of it on you.
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