at 374mph , that at one time, was as quick as a plane flying. its a fast train at about 876 mile the length of uk. in about 2 and a bit hours. ie with the train from glasgow to london takes about 5-6 hours.
Not only is the sheer speeds of the bullet trains impressive, but also to note is how relatively safe they are by comparison to other modes of transportation.
To be quite frank I am not a trainspotter or anything. Not to underwrite the impressive technical feats here, but I personally find more interest in the human element to this. For example the morale building, the redemption from engineering lethal weapons to making peaceful technology that benefits everyone, a common ground between Far West and Far East civilization, and pragmatically fixing everyday problems (in this case traffic and travel).
Good news and topic of discussion indeed.
HAHAHAH now that would be cool!