what makes mag lev trains so special?
Colin A asked:
What are pros and cons of mag lec trains and how efficent would they be in a small county?
What are pros and cons of mag lec trains and how efficent would they be in a small county?
they use hardly any energy and can go 361 mph at this point. there is a company talking about making an international one that can go like 3000mph i think. talked about in this MUST SEE movie for everyone on the planet
Maglev trains seem to be better on a large scale rather than a small scale. There used to be one between Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (about 1/2 mile) but it was discontinued whereas Germany has pressed ahead with a programme of full sized Maglev trains successfully.
Pro: Sooper High Tech so people will think they’re cool.
Con: extremely expensive to build, which is the best news possible if you’re the construction company.
Con: only 4 MPH (7 kph) faster than regular railroad. Compare:
maglev 361 mph
TGV 357 mph
Con: Maglev can only run on special maglev track. TGV can continue past the end of high-speed track onto regular railroad, for 1-seat service up branchlines and into downtowns where it would be too expensive to tear down buildings to build another route.
Con: High speed regular railroad readily available from companies like GE, CXT, Marmon, A&K, HTT, etc. and the machines (Harsco/Nordco) and crews already know how to build this type of track.
Con: You would need to convince Washington maglev is safe. Regular railroad is already approved to 200mph.
Con: There’s nothing maglev can do that regular railroad can’t do at 1/4 the cost.