Necessities for future high speed rolling stock

The railway sector is undergoing major changes both in Europe and the rest of the world. These include the relationship between railways and industry, intermodal competition, interoperability, liberalisation of railway passenger traffic in 2010 and the prospect of future development of High Speed in the USA, South America, the Middle East, India and elsewhere. This means railway undertakings will have to change their approach to tendering for new high speed rolling stock. As such, this report gives an overview of issues relating to high speed rolling stock which should be taken into account and recommends the establishment of common standards for high speed. It should be pointed out that any standards for high speed will depend on the geographical conditions of where the high speed train is operated.