• Paragone
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    10 days ago

    Cargo-only.

    Brilliant.

    I wonder how many millions of people never though of doing that…

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    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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      10 days ago

      The French post office used to have TGV sets dedicated to carrying mail. (Not sure if they were just a passive freight carrier or a mobile sorting office like the Night Mail in early-20th-century Britain.)

    • fne8w2ahOP
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      10 days ago

      Though the idea of freight-only Shinkansens dates back all the way back to the 60s or so…