Not Just Bikes | The Trains that Killed an Airline - Italian HSR @NotJustBikes | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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I have flown a lot, which is a massive understatement. But airports and flying can be a real pain, especially for short-haul flights. In my experience, high-speed rail provides a much better traveller experience than flying, and the growth of high-speed rail in Italy shows that when high-speed rail is done right, it can easily outcompete short-haul flights.

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Thumbnail photo by Daniel Case - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
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RMTransit
Italian High-Speed Rail Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=0dID5VceD2I

High-speed rail growth in Italy
Il mercato del Trasporto Ferroviario A/V
https://italospa.italotreno.it/investor-relations/il-mercato-del-trasporto-ferroviario-a-v.html

FS ETR 232
By Jollyroger - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9800843

Map of High-Speed trains in Italy
By Sinigagl - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1222307

EU ponders short-haul flight ban
airport-technology.com/features/should-eu-impose-ban-short-haul-flights

How Italy's high-speed trains helped kill Alitalia
edition.cnn.com/travel/article/italy-high-speed-trains-alitalia/index.html

Frecciarossa Executive Class
By Teo Pollastrini - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100897262

Includes licensed stock footage from Getty Images

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
R0:07 Alitalia went bankrupt
1:06 Europe wants more trains
1:56 The train to Italy
2:48 Italian Trains 101
4:17 The experience of Italian HSR
6:04 The other Italian trains
6:53 Good trains are an easy decision
7:22 Conclusion
7:52 Patreon shout-out
8:05 Outtro