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Isn't it also true that that area around Leipzig has been a thorn in the side of DB since the fall of the wall? I think I remember reading somewhere that the in
by Wurdan 1y ago
Isn't it also true that that area around Leipzig has been a thorn in the side of DB since the fall of the wall? I think I remember reading somewhere that the infrastructure in that area isn't ideal for high volume and speed of trains (due to stretches that only have a single track and a lack of guarded/signaled level crossings IIRC)
- LargoLasskhyfv 1y agoPossibly. But this is about the https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellfahrstrecke_Eltersdorf%E2%80%93Leipzig https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellfahrstrecke_Eltersdorf%... / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt%E2%80%93Leipzig/Halle_high-speed_railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt%E2%80%93Leipzig/Halle_h... built rather recently, opened in 2017 or so. Have a look at the pictures, some interesting stuff there, like switches able to be driven over at 200kph, or just the scale of the elevated tracks in the general landscape. Also interesting is, at least parts of the so called 'Feste Fahrbahn'(ballastless tracks) are of 'System Bögl', the same company that has joint ventures in China, to test and build Maglevs there. Though rather slow, more light light rail with no more than 160kph, but with an option for freight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_System_Bögl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_System_Bögl Pures Betongold! ...err... golden concrete...