Maglev

[NoddY]

Germany to build maglev railway


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7011932.stm

"Germany has come up with the funds to launch its first magnetic levitation - or maglev - rail service."

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"The state of Bavaria is to build the high-speed railway line from Munich city centre to its airport, making it Europe's first commercial track."


At 310mph - London to Manchester in 30mins.

I've never heard of this kind of society - one where people build things and innovate. I thought people just sold each other houses using other peoples money. It's a new economic paradigm!

The consolation is that we've got such forward thinking politicians.

[moorfield]

At 310mph - London to Manchester in 30mins.

Err.. more like 60 mins surely ? The Mancs aren't that close to us are they !?!

[Troll]

... and they have a trade surplus... nice

[Old Greg]

Excellent. Large scale public projects. We'll start of with making dividends subject to income tax to fund it, then away we go!

[BoredBloke]

"London is 185 miles distance from Manchester "

Lifted from http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/bus...ans-links.html

so 185 / 310 = .6 of an hour giving 36 mins.

But then you have to factor in engineering work and scrotes leaving things on the line. I'd give it about 8 hours.

[wendigo100]

But then you have to factor in engineering work and scrotes leaving things on the line. I'd give it about 8 hours.

But the purpose of maglev is so you CAN leave things on the line and the train will pass harmlessly over them. One in the eye for scrotes with their bricks, logs and nicked cars, I say!

[Churchill]

But the purpose of maglev is so you CAN leave things on the line and the train will pass harmlessly over them. One in the eye for scrotes with their bricks, logs and nicked cars, I say!

just how high above the track do you think it floats?

[darmstadt]

China has one already but they do crash

[Murder1]

But the purpose of maglev is so you CAN leave things on the line and the train will pass harmlessly over them. One in the eye for scrotes with their bricks, logs and nicked cars, I say!

Is that a maglev or a plane?

[wendigo100]

just how high above the track do you think it floats?

I thought about 10 feet. That's enough, isn't it?

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