Connecting Europe Express starts its journey

source: Connecting Europe Express website

To celebrate the European Year of Rail, a train that will run across Europe has left Lissabon, Portugal on Thursday. In reality, the Connecting Europe Express will consist of three trains due to the different gauge widths in Europe, illustrating the lack of interoperability and challenges of cross-border trains. 

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Connecting Europe Express starts its journey

source: Connecting Europe Express website

To celebrate the European Year of Rail, a train that will run across Europe has left Lissabon, Portugal on Thursday. In reality, the Connecting Europe Express will consist of three trains due to the different gauge widths in Europe, illustrating the lack of interoperability and challenges of cross-border trains. 

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Author: Esther Geerts

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