[lbo-talk] public transportation [was: Private Hate Mail Gang Up]

[JC Helary]

> Ahem, there are dedicated TGV trainsets for moving mail -- uh, cargo.
>

Limited to Paris-Lyon.


> (Now you know why a "300km/hr train" averages 200km/hr in the best
> case!)
>

Because a lot of the tracks are not high speed tracks.


> That's a little over 8 hours, not anywhere near 12.  FWIW, that's an
> average of over 330 mph including transfers, which is WAY faster than
> the TEST TRACK speed record of any fast train.
>

TGV: 515km/h

JC Helary