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High speed rail in [[The Furbish Islands]] consists of a network of lines connecting many major Furbish cities. The first line opened in 1978 between [[Boston, The Furbish Islands|Boston]] and [[Noorderstein, The Furbish Islands|Noorderstein]], extended to [[Bedford, The Furbish Islands|Bedford]] a year later and [[La-Nouvelle Lyon, The Furbish Islands|La-Nouvelle Lyon]] in 1981.
High speed rail in [[The Furbish Islands]] consists of a network of lines connecting many major Furbish cities. The first line opened in 1978 between [[Boston, The Furbish Islands|Boston]] and [[Noorderstein, The Furbish Islands|Noorderstein]], extended to [[Bedford, The Furbish Islands|Bedford]] a year later and [[La-Nouvelle Lyon, The Furbish Islands|La-Nouvelle Lyon]] in 1981.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Line !! Connected cities/stations !! Opening !! Operational top speed (km/h) !! Length (km)
! Line !! Connected cities/stations !! Opening !! Operational top speed !! Length
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| rowspan="2" | [[Boston–Noorderstein Line]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Boston–Noorderstein Line]]
| [[Boston, The Furbish Islands|Boston]] · Bristol · Plymouth · [[Noorderstein, The Furbish Islands|Noorderstein]]
| [[Boston, The Furbish Islands|Boston]] · Bristol · Plymouth · [[Noorderstein, The Furbish Islands|Noorderstein]]
| 17/8/1978
| 17/8/1978
| rowspan="2" | 350
| rowspan="2" | 500 [[Furbish customary units|m/h]]<br>349.4 km/h
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|  
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Line !! Connected cities/stations !! Planned Opening !! Operational top speed (km/h) !! Length (km)
! Line !! Connected cities/stations !! Planned Opening !! Operational top speed !! Length
|-
|-
| [[Boston Bay Tunnel]]
| [[Boston Bay Tunnel]]
| Birmingham · Penistone
| Birmingham · Penistone
| 2030
| 2030
| 350
| 500 m/h<br>349.4 km/h
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! rowspan="2" | Family
! rowspan="2" | Family
! rowspan="2" | Manufacturer
! rowspan="2" | Manufacturer
! colspan="3" | Maximum speed (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Maximum speed
! rowspan="2" | In Service
! rowspan="2" | In Service
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Notes
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Notes
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| [[Faucon]]
| [[Faucon]]
| [[Dubuisson]]
| [[Dubuisson]]
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| 500 m/h<br>349.4 km/h
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| 600 m/h<br>419.3 km/h
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| 2022
| 2022
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| 1991
| 1991
| Locomotive hauled
| Locomotive hauled
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| [[Grande Vitesse#Grande Vitesse 3X|Grande Vitesse 3X]]
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| [[Grande Vitesse]]
| [[Dubuisson]]<br>[[Fleming]]<br>[[Gleeson and McMillan]]<br>[[Macks Brothers]]
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| 1993
| Locomotive hauled, double-decker
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Revision as of 19:40, 23 January 2022

High speed rail in The Furbish Islands consists of a network of lines connecting many major Furbish cities. The first line opened in 1978 between Boston and Noorderstein, extended to Bedford a year later and La-Nouvelle Lyon in 1981.

History

Lines in operation

Existing lines

Line Connected cities/stations Opening Operational top speed Length
Boston–Noorderstein Line Boston · Bristol · Plymouth · Noorderstein 17/8/1978 500 m/h
349.4 km/h
Bedford · Liverpool · Plymouth

Under construction

Line Connected cities/stations Planned Opening Operational top speed Length
Boston Bay Tunnel Birmingham · Penistone 2030 500 m/h
349.4 km/h

Planned lines

Operators

Rolling stock

Name Operators Family Manufacturer Maximum speed In Service Notes Picture
Operated Designed Record
Faucon Faucon Dubuisson 500 m/h
349.4 km/h
600 m/h
419.3 km/h
2022 EMU
Flèche 1 Flèche Dubuisson 1998 EMU
Flèche 2 Flèche Dubuisson 2004 EMU
Flèche 3 Flèche Dubuisson 2013 EMU
Grande Flèche 1 Grande Flèche Dubuisson 2003 EMU, double-decker
Grande Flèche 2 Grande Flèche Dubuisson 2011 EMU, double-decker
Grande Flèche 3 Grande Flèche Dubuisson 2020 EMU, double decker
Grande Vitesse 1 Grande Vitesse Dubuisson
Fleming
Gleeson and McMillan
Macks Brothers
1978 Locomotive hauled
Grande Vitesse 2 Grande Vitesse Dubuisson
Fleming
Gleeson and McMillan
Macks Brothers
1986 Locomotive hauled
Grande Vitesse 3 Grande Vitesse Dubuisson
Fleming
Gleeson and McMillan
Macks Brothers
1991 Locomotive hauled
Grande Vitesse 3X Grande Vitesse Dubuisson
Fleming
Gleeson and McMillan
Macks Brothers
1993 Locomotive hauled, double-decker
G1000 G4X Gunneman 1992 EMU
NT 1 NT Dasseler
Fleming
Watton
Werfel
1981 Locomotive hauled
NT 2 NT Dasseler
Fleming
Watton
Werfel
1988 Locomotive hauled
Zwaardvis 1 Zwaardvis SBB 1989 EMU

Travel times