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high speed rail system [2 records]

Record 1 2009-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Rail Transport
CONT

In the various countries having high speed rail systems in place, these services are operated by the same railway companies that operate conventional services. In most cases these are national railway companies owned by the state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports ferroviaires spéciaux
CONT

Dans les divers pays qui possèdent un train rapide, les services sont exploités par la même compagnie de chemin de fer que le réseau classique. Dans la plupart des cas, il s'agit de compagnies de chemin de fer étatiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte ferroviario especial
DEF

Tren más veloz que el expreso y que no tiene, como éste, la obligación de parar en las bifurcaciones y empalmes de todas las líneas importantes.

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Record 2 1998-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Rail Transport
CONT

The potential for a high speed rail (HSR) system carrying passengers between cities within the Québec-Windsor Corridor has been the subject of a number of previous studies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports ferroviaires spéciaux
CONT

La possibilité de mettre sur pied un réseau de train rapide voyageurs entre les villes du corridor Québec-Windsor a fait l'objet d'un certain nombre d'études antérieures.

OBS

Dépouillement terminologique du premier rapport final sur le projet de train rapide - Service Transports.

Spanish

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