04 abril 2007

Das notícias a alta velocidade


Isto é um "press release" (é só um exemplo, os outros fizeram o mesmo): TGV bate recorde sobre carris ao atingir 574,8 km/hora

E isto é uma notícia ou interesse concorrencial? Is France's Energy-Guzzling TGV Prototype the Right Answer? As Tuesday's record-breaking TGV run in France illustrates, trains are traveling faster than ever before. But at what point will ever-increasing speeds make high-speed rail unsafe and environmentally unfriendly?[...]
The introduction last month of new tracks connecting Paris with Strasbourg in eastern France has extended the French high-speed rail network to a total length of almost 2,000 kilometers. By comparison, Germany -- where numerous low mountain ranges and the bureaucratic jungle that comes with the country's federalist system obstruct railroad planning -- has only about 1,000 kilometers of high-speed tracks, leaving the country with a network that is far from complete.
This often makes Deutsche Bahn and train-builders Siemens and Bombardier look a bit shabby compared to Germany's western neighbor. Indeed, many in the German industry looked to Tuesday's record-breaking trip with a corresponding degree of displeasure.