The westbound line (which the train was running eastbound on) appears to have notably sharper curves, in fact it looks like two curves separated by a straight, whereas the more northerly eastbound track appears to be a continuous curve. I suppose it makes sense that trains starting out from Strasbourg do not need the highest speed provision, compared to those coming from the LGV.
I wonder what the differential speed limits are, and how any such differential is applied to a train running wrong line. We might also wonder why they were running wrong line in the first place, and how a train at that speed running wrong line was going to be handled onto the conventional layout just a very short distance ahead.
Curious to know why the design splayed the two tracks so far apart. It must have caused significant extra land purchase costs.
I wonder what the differential speed limits are, and how any such differential is applied to a train running wrong line. We might also wonder why they were running wrong line in the first place, and how a train at that speed running wrong line was going to be handled onto the conventional layout just a very short distance ahead.
Curious to know why the design splayed the two tracks so far apart. It must have caused significant extra land purchase costs.
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