Local government proposal to revive 1980s M-Bahn described as energy-hogging and vain fantasy project
  • CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    2 years ago

    Trains are still better than cars, so id rather have one AI maglev train than a bunch of cars on the road

    • Seven@startrek.websiteEnglish
      12·
      2 years ago

      Would you like 1 maglev train for 10km, or 10 extra trains to make better use of existing infrastructure?

    • hh93@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      The problem is that with that kind of budget you could improve a lot more traditional trains

      It’s really just hyperloop 2.0 in order to not improve the classic public transportation

    • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      53·
      2 years ago

      Except maglev is a little more than a tech demo and not at all ready for use.

      Normal high speed train is way better

      • LwL@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        2 years ago

        Japan is in the middle of building a very long maglev line, what about it is supposed to be not at all ready?

        There’s still no point for a 10km intracity line, but for important long distance routes it seems like the best way to kill flights, though we’ll see how it works out for japan whenever they finish it.

        • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          It’s been testing for how many years? And they still don’t have a end on sight

          • LwL@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            Because they can’t (couldn’t?) build it for the usual reasons that there’s one place on the route where they have trouble getting permission. Not because of any faults with the technology.

            Also wasn’t even the original planned completion date still in the future? You don’t build hundreds of km of railway featuring some of the longest railway tunnels ever built in a year.