High-speed rail

Rail network

One of the most efficient mode of long-range transportation. They are efficient thanks to the very small rolling resistance of the rail-based trains and effective because they match the trip duration of airplanes. Because the rail is a fixed infrastructure, it is easy to electrify (we don’t need huge batteries).

Gao2017collective argues that the high-speed rail system in China produced Knowledge spillover and facilitated Collective learning.