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MediaFaro AnalysisThe UK's HS2 was doomed to be a mess before it began, say insiders.The Public Accounts Committee describes High Speed 2 (HS2) as a casebook example of how not to run a major project. The high-speed railway is currently tens of billions over budget and a decade behind schedule."There's a fundamental problem in the UK with the cost of building anything," says one insider. Then there are questions about the planning system<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250720-the-uks-hs2-was-doomed-to-be-a-mess-before-it-began-say-insiders?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250720-the-uks-hs2-was-doomed-to-be-a-mess-before-it-began-say-insiders?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HS2</a>

California Politics Huddle<a href="https://mastodon.social/@CA_Politics_Huddle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@CA_Politics_Huddle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> sues <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration over loss of high-speed rail funding<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-17/california-sues-the-trump-administration-over-loss-of-high-speed-rail-funds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-17/california-sues-the-trump-administration-over-loss-of-high-speed-rail-funds</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transportation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trains</a>

Jake WoodWe live in a dystopian nightmare. I really can't stand living with the inbred bumpkins that make up this disgusting country that either cheer him on or are indifferent to him. This nation has no future if it relies on suburban sprawl and continues to deny the technology that every majorly successful country has adopted like high-speed rail<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/hsr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hsr</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highspeedrail</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://www.samsung-news.com/articles/n_eSYji-YsH05sA_cUVIsw-en-US?section=top_news&action=news&tab=foryou&landing=news_detail&url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.samsung-news.com%252Farticles%252Fn_eSYji-YsH05sA_cUVIsw-en-US%253Fsection%253Dtop_news&id=n_eSYji-YsH05sA_cUVIsw-en-US&pub_id=reuters.com&pub=Reuters&pub_logo=https%253A%252F%252Fnews-image.samsung-news.com%252Flogo%252Fcustom%252FReuters%252FReuters_Logo.svg&theme_color=%23e86d2b&referrer=share-news&title=Trump%20rescinds%20%244%20billion%20in%20US%20funding%20for%20California%20High-Speed%20Rail%20project&rss_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2Ftrump-says-he-is-ending-government-funding-californias-high-speed-rail-project-2025-07-16%2F%3Futm_source%3Dsnews%26utm_medium%3Dreferral&img=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.samsung-news.com%2Fapi%2Fv1%2Fimage%2Fstatic%2Fw%3D1600%2Ch%3D1600%2Cface%3Dtrue%2Cstyle%3DSQUARE%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2FZKD4IW2DKVIM7IK6ZJLYRBBERE.jpg%3Fauth%3D5c922b59740edcf144576287f46e95b1982ad0c9d1ed889a318133b1c9b08a39%26smart%3Dtrue%26width%3D5280%26height%3D3956&pub_time=2025-07-17T03%3A10%3A49Z&ed=en_US&section_type=headlines&category_id=politics" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.samsung-news.com/articles/n_eSYji-YsH05sA_cUVIsw-en-US?section=top_news&action=news&tab=foryou&landing=news_detail&url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.samsung-news.com%252Farticles%252Fn_eSYji-YsH05sA_cUVIsw-en-US%253Fsection%253Dtop_news&id=n_eSYji-YsH05sA_cUVIsw-en-US&pub_id=reuters.com&pub=Reuters&pub_logo=https%253A%252F%252Fnews-image.samsung-news.com%252Flogo%252Fcustom%252FReuters%252FReuters_Logo.svg&theme_color=%23e86d2b&referrer=share-news&title=Trump%20rescinds%20%244%20billion%20in%20US%20funding%20for%20California%20High-Speed%20Rail%20project&rss_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2Ftrump-says-he-is-ending-government-funding-californias-high-speed-rail-project-2025-07-16%2F%3Futm_source%3Dsnews%26utm_medium%3Dreferral&img=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.samsung-news.com%2Fapi%2Fv1%2Fimage%2Fstatic%2Fw%3D1600%2Ch%3D1600%2Cface%3Dtrue%2Cstyle%3DSQUARE%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2FZKD4IW2DKVIM7IK6ZJLYRBBERE.jpg%3Fauth%3D5c922b59740edcf144576287f46e95b1982ad0c9d1ed889a318133b1c9b08a39%26smart%3Dtrue%26width%3D5280%26height%3D3956&pub_time=2025-07-17T03%3A10%3A49Z&ed=en_US&section_type=headlines&category_id=politics</a>

MediaFaro AnalysisThese high-speed trains in Italy react automatically to earthquakes.Italy's first rail Earthquake Early Warning System debuts on the Rome–Naples line, using sensors to detect and halt trains.<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250715-these-high-speed-trains-in-italy-react-automatically-to-earthquakes?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250715-these-high-speed-trains-in-italy-react-automatically-to-earthquakes?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trains</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Earthquake</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Naples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Naples</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rome</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsSouth Korea’s high-speed rail ridership reached 58.25 million in the first half of 2025, up 1.6% year-on-year, with KTX usage rising and foreign passenger numbers surging 13.4%. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KTX</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SRT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PassengerGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassengerGrowth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinistryOfLandInfrastructureAndTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MinistryOfLandInfrastructureAndTransport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=71923" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=71923</a>

RealJournalismVideo Shows Alternative <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> Concept for US <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/high-speed-rail-concept-us-2091450" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newsweek.com/high-speed-rail-concept-us-2091450</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solarpunk</a>

Railpage‘High speed rail between Melbourne and Sydney? Not in my lifetime’ <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLYt2y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://dlvr.it/TLYt2y</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AustraliaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AustraliaPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BreakingNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a>

RealJournalismVietnam's NEW Metro is surprisingly... Japanese?? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0eX2LuxaDU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0eX2LuxaDU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vietnam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a>

MinmiTheDinoMy 4yo has decided that we are going to Japan. Why?That’s where the high speed train is. I’m so proud.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#parenting</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#train</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a>

RealJournalismRegional rail study, wrong-way driving bills among those signed into law <a href="https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/06/13/regional-rail-study-wrong-way-driving-bills-among-those-signed-into-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/06/13/regional-rail-study-wrong-way-driving-bills-among-those-signed-into-law/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nevada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a>

Catherine Schmidt<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highspeedrail</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/enviroment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enviroment</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taxes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transporation</a> Frank King FUN FACT: Californians pay more in Federal taxes than the Federal government spends in California. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-04/trump-administration-sees-no-viable-path-forward-to-finish-high-speed-rail-project-moves-to-pull-federal-funding" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-04/trump-administration-sees-no-viable-path-forward-to-finish-high-speed-rail-project-moves-to-pull-federal-funding</a>

FrankAustralian high-speed rail has barely left the station – some experts say a new US project shows a better way<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/02/australian-high-speed-rail-newcastle-sydney-los-angeles-las-vegas" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/02/australian-high-speed-rail-newcastle-sydney-los-angeles-las-vegas</a><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rail</a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsKorea Rail Network Authority signs MOU with Polish railway agencies for strategic partnership, aiming to expand K-railway presence in European market and secure overseas projects <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KoreaRailNetworkAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KoreaRailNetworkAuthority</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolishRailways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PolishRailways</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrategicPartnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StrategicPartnership</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OverseasProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OverseasProjects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=63955" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=63955</a>

Kees van der LeunFlying low through the French countryside, at 282 km/h, coming back from a meeting in Paris. Eurostar, a great way to travel. Further improvements would be higher frequency and less delays (especially on the Brussels-Antwerp and Rotterdam-Amsterdam stretches). <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/eurostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eurostar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highspeedrail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trains</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a>

TinJar<a href="https://transitcosts.com/north-east-corridor-report/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://transitcosts.com/north-east-corridor-report/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email</a>Please do similar analyses for California and Texas HSR cases, too. 🙏<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highspeedrail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HSR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a>

Railway Gazette International<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HighSpeed2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeed2</a> should be rescoped to run from London Euston to Crewe, taking advantage of the lessons learned and supply chain foundations established during Phase 1, says Dyan Perry, Chair of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> Group. <a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/viewpoint-the-future-of-hs2-could-lie-in-its-original-vision/68778.article" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/viewpoint-the-future-of-hs2-could-lie-in-its-original-vision/68778.article</a>

MediaFaro News DigestMore than 10,000 passengers affected by cable theft on Spain's AVE line.More than 10,000 passengers in Spain experienced severe disruption on Sunday after cable lines were stolen at several points within the province of Toledo and a train suffered a technical fault.Travellers relying on more than 30 trains between Madrid and Seville were affected. Many were returning from trips over the holiday weekend.<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250505-more-than-10000-passengers-affected-by-cable-theft-on-spains-ave-line?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250505-more-than-10000-passengers-affected-by-cable-theft-on-spains-ave-line?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/CableTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CableTheft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/AVE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AVE</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:USpol, Musk, Sabotage

Lot⁴⁹Your regular reminder that, in addition to glorious old trainsheds like this one, Italy has HIGH SPEED RAIL, three-freaking-hundred KPH across gorgeous countryside, zipping from Venice to Milan to Turin, all the way to Naples and then Salerno! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trains</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChunderRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChunderRoad</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrivateCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateCapital</a> Up to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a>-Sized <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeedRail</a> Challenge Now That the Feds Have Pulled Out?<a href="https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/16/is-private-capital-up-to-a-texas-sized-high-speed-rail-challenge-now-that-the-feds-have-pulled-out" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/16/is-private-capital-up-to-a-texas-sized-high-speed-rail-challenge-now-that-the-feds-have-pulled-out</a>

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