Show S I LIGHTNING U TR TRAIN IN WILL COST COSTI 4 I I Chronicle Just Just what result will wi Up 1 b the th outcome of oC the speed exper experiments intents which were conducted at ut the in instance Instance stance of the German government a cou couple coupie pie pIc of years ago a o 1 is the subject of much earnest discussion in that country countr Hay Hav Having Hav Having Haying ing spent pent a very er large sum sun of money 3 for forthe forthe the purpose of demonstrating that a speed of liO miles mie an hour is i entirely practical and safe under certain cetin circumstances It seems only natural that the German Geran na nation naton nation tion ton should profit by b the knowledge so expensively eX acquired and should have havethe havethe havethe the distinction of Inaugurating a high steed speed sl eed railroad system Yet in order to do this the country must make additional sacrifices For instance f the construction of such a aline aline line lne would involve a great expenditure of or money far greater than would be re me required in the laying of f a road of or the type at present In general Jeneral use and in addition additon to this it would be necessary n cear to put some of business Its is present resent railroad properties out of or It I tas as nA been b en shown shown that the road Is i possible making use of or electricity and great Set improved rolling stock and an roadbed The Th vehicles on such a a line lne mu must t be very ery heavy as well weI as the tIme track and tho the road must ty Je laid with great geat care nd heavily hta ballasted Another essential Is that the track must be straight Any Am curves which may be necessary must represent r a radius of less than tha a mile mie and anything less than I this represents represent a great geat sacrifice of speed I In Itt other words no rio steam railway of im ha important I length now no heln operated In any country countr except ec pt perhaps Russia is sufficiently straight to meet the requirements of or electric service Whether the tho thO new neo be adopted sooner or later the lines wilt will wil have hae to be and specially built bunt With these fundamental conditions clearly clearl established public and nd technical interest luis has been concentrated on a high speed electric railway between n Berlin and Hamburg a distance by b the present steam route roule of 17 miles mies which could be shortened br b a new direct line lne to 15 miles mies The country between the two cities Is generally level lell and an as well adapted to the construction of ot a a high speed line hiram lne as a could be found between any an two large larse la e and equally distant cities in Europe The ordinary passenger traffic between between Berlin and Hamburg lamburt now in includes eludes cludeR 1300 1200 12 persons a day dav or per annum whose fares e 16 marks marksS S each ch The Te best team steam train trin makes maks the distance in three thre hours and ald thirty two minutes mi uteR but accommodation trains trins take from five to six Ix and a half hours hour Estimates have hav been made by bv two of or the tho leading leadin electrical el construction com corn cf c t at country and ann the th figures s submitted indicate that such a line n as asla asis s sIs Is la desired desire between the two cities would cost from front to 0 To build and operate such a line lne would reduce the present trunk line lne with lh Its It excellent and terminal facilities the property of the thie Prussian state to the status of ora a freight railway with local loca I traffic be between between tween intermediate points There Thero are no Important cities and comparatively few tea villages on the most direct steam rail railway rU rUwa railway way wa between Berlin BerIn and Hamburg so that an exceptionally high bight percentage of the whole Is through traffic While the construction of or such a line lne would be a costly cosily experiment there therA re remany many persons who warmly armb advocate it There Thero i la throughout hout the country and particularly at Berlin B a spirit spirio of lofty and enterprising ambition which will wll stor ston at atno atno no effort or sacrifice to keep keel Germany Gran In Inthe inthe Inthe the ment front rank ank of progressive develop development development |