Train on Train
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train-on-train-307-12121490
title:
Train on Train
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"Train on Train" is a concept for piggybacking by the trainload rather than one wagon at a time. The need arose when Japan's Hokkaido Railway Company was planning for standard-gauge Hokkaido Shinkansen high-speed trains to operate in the undersea Seikan Tunnel from 2016. The problem was that narrow-gauge freight trains did not operate at high speeds. Since the tunnel is 53.85 km (33.46 mi) long, incorporating slower trains into the timetable would significantly disrupt high-speed services. The s
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Japanese concept for train piggybacking
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_on_Train
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2022-06-09T08:29:17Z
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