The first Japanese bullet train for use on a UK mainline has arrived in Britain, bringing with it promises of shorter journey times.
The 140mph (225km/h) six-car Hitachi Class 395 train was delivered on board a ferry to Southampton.
The Southeastern train company plans to run 29 of the trains from 2009 on the final section of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link from Kent to central London.
They will also transport spectators to and from the 2012 London Olympics site.
The service, to be known as the Olympic Javelin, will ferry passengers from St Pancras station in London to the main site in Stratford, east London, in just seven minutes.
Another three of the trains, which are manufactured in Kasaso, Japan, will be delivered during the coming months.
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Bullet trains in the UK
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