Definition: Conventional high speed railway vehicle

Category: Transport

Any railway vehicle not specially designed to run on dedicated or upgraded high speed lines but still being able to reach a maximum operating speed of approximately 200 km/h.

This definition is identical in the third and fourth version of the Transport Glossary. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/other_documents/transport_glossary_4_ed/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_TRANSPORT_GLOSSARY_4_ED Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, "Glossary for Transport Statistics", 3rd Edition, Luxembourg 2003