> With modern signals and a good track, high speed trains can deliver good throughput with high comfort. This exists in France where some countryside TGV stati

> With modern signals and a good track, high speed trains can deliver good throughput with high comfort. This exists in France where some countryside TGV stations have become Parisian commute towns. E.g. Angers-Paris (296km, 1h15 by TGV) - http://www.lepoint.fr/villes/tgv-boulot-saint-laud-25-10-2012-1528534_27.php http://www.lepoint.fr/villes/tgv-boulot-saint-laud-25-10-201... (French)