Caution on high-speed rail

There is an aura about the railways that never seems to fade. Right from the time that the first railway in Britain, between Liverpool and Manchester, ran its short distance on steam in 1830, and became the harbinger of a new technology in transportation, it has never lost its popular appeal. With the passage of time, newer and varied modes of traction have emerged. The early romance of coal and steam engines has given way to the more mundane diesel and electric locomotives; the dust and soot that used to cover the travellers has now become a thing of the past, and air-conditioned passenger services have made train journeys far more comfortable than before.

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