Railway Technologies

Major hub on the European rail network
As one of the major hubs on the European rail network, the Belgian capital Brussels is an excellent city to visit by train. Whilst cheap flights do go there, it is often cheaper, quicker and more environmentally friendly to use train services for a Brussels city break holiday.
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High-speed rail travel in European countries has been a reality for close to three decades. France with its Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) and Germany with its Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains have been the leaders with extensive domestic high-speed railway networks. However, international travel has long been more problematic – even when these trains crossed borders, [...]

For most visitors, rail travel is the quickest and easiest way to get around Europe. Trains go from city center to city center, at speeds of up to 186 mph (300 km/h) on some routes. Parking worries are non-existent, there’s no need to pay a king’s ransom for gasoline, and you can focus on scenery [...]