I very much doubt that the average train speed in EE is 35 km/h, and I traveled extensively by train from the baltics through the balkans over several decades.

I very much doubt that the average train speed in EE is 35 km/h, and I traveled extensively by train from the baltics through the balkans over several decades. If you take the average EE train, it is worse than Western Europe or Japan, comparable or better than US, with more extensive coverage.