Re: Very fast train fiasco

["David Bennetts" <davibenn@ozemail.com.au>]

"Geoff Lillico" <glillic@msn.com.au> wrote in message
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> Yes, I guess you could say it was supporting VFT. He seemed to be of the
> opinion that Tilt Trains carried freight as well as passengers. When he
got
> on to Maglev he made no comment that it was unsuitable for freight.
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> Geoff Lillico
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He has it wrong that conventional trains will jump tracks at over 350 km/h -
I'd be intrigued to see what would happen to Maglev at over 350 km/h if it
simply lost power, it has no wheels so the skids under it would come into
operation, there'd probably be a great fireworks display as the skids became
red hot and the screeching noise would be incredible.  Also Maglev isn't
more energy efficient than conventional wheel on rail, the proponents
typically compare a two car Maglev with maximum seating and no facilities
such as buffet with seven car + ICE sets, like comparing apples and oranges.
Unfortunately journalists swallow this tripe without question.

regards

David Bennetts