Mach 2 by rail: a journey of four Concordes & one Concordski
England, France, Germany
The venerable supersonic airliner still lives on in several places around the world, why trip between 3 in Europe?
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Routes, systems and places where the transport is part of the story.
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Porto's hillside funicular
Ribeira ↕ Batalha, PortoA few minutes
A short urban link where steep geometry, counterbalanced cars and a river-city panorama do more than save your legs.
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Coast to Coast by EV: Two Weeks Across America
Los Angeles → Kingman → Albuquerque → Oklahoma City → St Louis → Indianapolis → Pittsburgh → New York.14 days
Drive from Los Angeles to New York in two weeks, with automotive museums, Route 66 landmarks, electric car hire and a practical guide to charging stops.
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Four railway museums, ten kinds of train, one journey across Japan
Tokyo → Omiya → Hakone → Nagoya → Kyoto → Hiroshima → Mojiko → Tokyo10 days
Travel from Tokyo to the edge of Kyushu by monorail, mountain railway, funicular, Shinkansen, tram and sleeper train—stopping at four museums that tell different parts of Japan’s railway story.
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