The train now departing is a very fast one!
All aboard! France has TGV, Spain has AVE and Japan has Shinkansen - many countries have high-speed trains. They whisk people from city to city, help to reduce the number of cars on the road and bring economic benefits.
Rob and Finn discuss plans to build a new high-speed train line in the UK and talk about why not everyone is 'on board' with the idea.
Grammar
- to jump on the bandwagon
to get involved with something that is already successful
- on the right track
- benefits
- to transport
- ultra-modern
extremely up-to-date; the latest
- ironic
opposite from what you usually expect
- essential
- overcrowding
when there are more people in a space than is comfortable or safe
- controversial
a subject that many people disagree about
- arguments
reasons that people agree or disagree with
- sedate
- envy
wishing you had something that someone else already has