THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BETWEEN 2002-2020

This article shows the development of high-speed rail in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), its development stages and the shipping companies dealing with this business activity. Special attention was given to the progress in the technical solutions of the track infrastructure as well as during...

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Main Authors: Leszek MINDUR, Maciej MINDUR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Silesian University of Technology 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport
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Online Access:https://sjsutst.polsl.pl/archives/2022/vol117/151_SJSUTST117_2022_Mindur_Mindur.pdf
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Summary:This article shows the development of high-speed rail in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), its development stages and the shipping companies dealing with this business activity. Special attention was given to the progress in the technical solutions of the track infrastructure as well as during the build of the rolling stock and engines. The high-speed rail was presented in the context of the general development of the economy and transport in Germany. This article contains a synthetic approach to the effects of the functioning of high-speed rail and its financing, as well as further directions and development prospects. Also, this article is based on thoughts, authors’ own research and factual sources of polish and western literature.
ISSN:0209-3324
2450-1549