Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
Speed Evolution: a museum of train speed
An iPhone app presents railway speed history through a timeline, train exhibits, comparisons, quizzes, and a country atlas.
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- Rail fans and train-history learners
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- Its speed labels distinguish service, maximum operating, design, test, and record figures rather than collapsing them into one headline number.
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The app organizes exhibits across six eras, from Early Rail (1825–1845) through Ultra High Speed (1983–today), with 45 named trains including Rocket, Mallard, TGV, and Fuxing. Its compare mode stages two trains over the same distance, while five-question quizzes explain answers; a nine-country atlas adds geographic context. The homepage says each speed figure is labeled by category, separating service, operating, design, test, and record speeds.
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