And while the UK's railway network continues to chug along and the £50
   billion, 330-mile HS2 line project inches forward, Japan's Shinkansen
   has continued to speed ahead.

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   bullet trains at a railway museum, drove the Shinkansen briefly in the
   summer of 1967 as part of his training as a railway operations engineer
   Japan started building a high-speed line during the Second World War,
   but construction was halted in 1943, before it was completed in time
   for the Tokyo Olympics in October 1964
   Japan started building a high-speed line during the Second World War,
   but construction was halted in 1943, before it was completed in time
   for the Tokyo Olympics in October 1964

   Japan started building a high-speed line during the Second World War,
   but construction was halted in 1943, before it was completed in time
   for the Tokyo Olympics in October 1964
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   sailing above the sea.'

   Japan started building a high-speed line during the Second World War,
   but construction was halted in 1943 as funds ran out.

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   for the Tokyo Olympics in October 1964.

   The Shinkansen renewed interest in high-speed rail across the world,
   notably in Europe.