by CNNGo staff
India wants to buy bullet trains, but it doesn't have the tracks to carry them.
The solution? Slow the trains down.
According to the Hindustan Times, if India acquires bullet trains, they will be modified to run at 110 kph -- a fraction of their potential speed -- to make them compatible with the country's existing broad gauge tracks.
Bullet trains are designed to run on standard gauge tracks at up to 325 kph. India's fastest train right now is the Bhopal Shatabdi, running between New Delhi and Bhopal City, which can reach a maximum speed of 150 kph.
Reader "APJ" comments on the Hindustan Times article "Bullet trains for tortoise tracks": "...its like buying a Bentley and than pushing it to drive around as you don't have money for petrol.... [sic]"
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