You weren't imagining things, Glen! The new service is the 'TAV' - Treno Alta Velocita - and, like the French TGV, the project has entailed building entirely new track, bridges and tunnels. It's been a huge engineering acheivement and one of which the Italians can be very proud.
At present two stretches are open; Roma-Napoli and Milano-Torino.
You weren't imagining things, Glen! The new service is the 'TAV' - Treno Alta Velocita - and, like the French TGV, the project has entailed building entirely new track, bridges and tunnels. It's been a huge engineering acheivement and one of which the Italians can be very proud.
At present two stretches are open; Roma-Napoli and Milano-Torino.
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