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Spanish Alvia high-speed trains cover large distances at speeds of up to 250 km/hr. As well as connecting major cities across Spain this train also offers all the modern comforts, including spacious reclining seats with plenty of legroom, fold-away tables, as well as audio and video outlets.

The AVE is a modern high-speed train in Spain, renowned for its punctuality and short travel times between cities across the vast Spanish countryside. You can expect comfortable reclining seats, video screens in each car, a café/bar, along with great onboard service. This is the relaxed, comfortable and fast way to travel across Spain

The Euromed travels along the Mediterranean coast from Barcelona to Alicante stopping at Tarragona, Castellon and Valencia. You can expect excellent onboard services and a travel time of under 5 hours. The Euromed is a convenient and relaxed way to explore the east coast of Spain.

The high-speed Eurostar is the best option for a trip to London from Brussels or Paris.

With short travel times, this train will transport you via the Channel Tunnel to the heart of London. Travel under the water while enjoying all the comforts of a modern high-speed train.

ICE trains connect all major cities in Germany and many cities in neighboring countries.

This modern high-speed train, with hourly services, offers among other things air-conditioned cars, plenty of leg room, video screens and audio systems.

The ICE will get you pretty much anywhere in Germany and is a great way to travel to other countries, such as Austria, Denmark, France and Switzerland.

Le Frecce trains (formerly known as Eurostar Italia) are a network of modern high-speed trains connecting many cities across Italy.

Travel with Le Frecce for a speedy connection to the heart of many cities in Italy such as Rome, Venice, Florence, Milan, Verona and Naples.

High-speed rail is basically rail that operates on significantly higher speeds than classic railway and it uses specially built vehicles (rolling stock) and tracks.

With three types of Le Frecce trains you are assured a fast connection not only to the popular cities in Italy but also to smaller towns across the Italian countryside.

Railjet (RJ) high-speed trains operate between Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland. Railjet trains are state of the art, taking train travel to the next level by offering high-speed with maximum comfort, outstanding onboard facilities and excellent services

More precise definitions differ worldwide. European Union has its Directive 96/48/EC, Annex 1 that says that high-speed rail as a set of three elements

Since the first days of the railroad, rails tried to achieve higher speeds because the speed had always been an important factor in this type of traffic. Earliest experiments in high-speed rail were conducted in Germany in 1899. Railway between Marienfelde and Zossen, in length of 72 km, was electrified by Prussian state railway and ten electrical and engineering firms.

Reaching speeds of 230 km/hr. Railjet transports you in style throughout Austria and to the neighboring countries of Germany, Switzerland and Hungary.

After four years of experimenting rails managed to achieve a speed of 210.2 km/h but this train didn't enter the regular service. Diesel-powered “Fliegender Hamburger” entered the regular service in 1933 on the railroad between Hamburg and Berlin with its top speed of 160 km/h.

The Renfe-SNCF en Cooperación is an international high-speed train that connects Spain and France.

When the steam-powered Henschel-Wegmann Train was introduced in 1936 with its top speed of 160 km/h high-speed railroad started spread in across Germany but the Second World War stopped that

It's one of the fastest ways to travel from Madrid and Barcelona in Spain to cities like Paris, Marseille and Lyon in France.

During that time, United States built their own high-speed trains. Their Zephyr achieved speed of at 124 km/h (with peaks at 185 km/h in 1934. In 1935 the Morning Hiawatha service was introduced that used steam locomotives that could achieve 160 km/h as a regular commercial speed.

The Swedish SJ high-speed trains are designed specifically for the Scandinavian terrain and travel at a top speed of 200km/hr.

These trains offer a high level of comfort and can transport you swiftly to the center of many cities in Sweden such as Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

Italy had their own high-speed rail in 1938 with their train ETR 200 which also had commercial speed of 160 km but which also broke record of that time in 1938 with 203 km/h. Great Britain, broke record that same year for steam locomotive with their locomotive “Mallard” which achieved 202.58 km/h.