South Korea is beginning to see the light on EMUs instead of locomotives:http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/korail-orders-260-kmh-emus.html …
SK will still use locomotives on their highest-speed routes, but: "the EMU-250 will be optimized for routes where high passenger capacity...
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...and rapid acceleration and braking between relatively closely-spaced stations are more important than maximum speed."
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You will notice that they are ordering these EMUs from Hyundai. Local industry, local production!
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