A Review of China’s High-Speed Trains versus the US and UK’s

Nguyen, Zsofia (2025) A Review of China’s High-Speed Trains versus the US and UK’s. ÉSZAK-MAGYARORSZÁGI STRATÉGIAI FÜZETEK, 22 (2). pp. 43-52. ISSN 1786-1594

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Abstract

This comprehensive review paper explores the impacts of China's leading position in developing high-speed trains compared to the US and UK. The study uses multiple research papers to present insights into the development of high-speed trains across Japan, France, Germany, and China as a role model and to draw lessons for countries that follow. The main findings have suggested that government support contributed significantly to the development of these countries’ high-speed train networks. But in contrast, politics in Britain and the United States were divided and inconsistent, making the development of this transport industry problematic, overdelays, and uneconomical.

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