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Hello. You need to stop revert-warring on Virgin Trains USA. The distinction between higher-speed rail and high-speed rail has been discussed at length on Wikipedia, and a 125 MPH railroad is very much the former. If Virgin wants to market it as "high-speed" it's free to do, but that doesn't make it so. Best, Mackensen (talk) 18:22, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you were correct, this would not exist. That rail line meets the commonly used, public terms guidelines.

You're being a pedantic, overly lawyeristic foamer. This isn't a technical forum. It is an encyclopedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, new lines in excess of 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph) and existing lines in excess of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) are widely considered to be high-speed.[1]

This was discussed on Talk:Virgin Trains USA, and there was consensus that this line didn't meet the definition for high-speed rail. A similar discussion about the Northeast Regional came out the same way. By all means, ignore the talk pages, revert everyone who disagrees with you, and fling inaccurate insults at random editors. In my experience that's a great way to lose an argument and get blocked, but as you like. Mackensen (talk) 18:36, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]


---Virgin Trains USA meets the criteria laid out the High Speed Rail page. If that page's criteria is incorrect please up date it with references.

Well, my IPv6 friend, this discussion page says it all about the Virgin service not being High Speed. i will not correct it again, as I should, but leave it to others.Teixant (talk) 19:10, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]