PEOPLE who have travelled in the new lightweight high-speed trains may have wondered why this new development has not come into wider use, and look forward to the time when most passenger trains will ...

Long before there were bullet trains and high-speed light rail systems, people experimented with creating super-streamlined trains that could whisk people across the country in Googie splendor. In ...

China’s 32,000km high-speed rail network is the world’s largest. Its streamlined trains already operate at an astonishing speed of 350 km/h. Now there are plans to expand the network by adding new ...

Streamlined locomotives and trains grabbed public attention. Introduced in 1940, the Pennsylvania Railroad touted its new South Wind as a “high-speed, luxury coach train … finished in rich Tuscan red, ...

When thinking about Japan, images of cool-looking streamlined trains speeding through the countryside may come to mind. Indeed, trainspotting in Japan is a completely different sport altogether. And ...

Minimizing the aerodynamic drag and the lift of the train coach remains a key issue for high-speed trains. With the development of computing technology and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the ...