Re: [Vic] Siemens' win a boon for local industry

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

David Lindstrom (D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com) wrote:
> The company even has hopes for the magnetic levitation (maglev)
> high-speed train, in which Siemens is a partner with Thyssen and
> Adtranz - and local industry would play a role.

Adtranz pulled out of the transrapid consortium earlier this year.

It's also of interest to note that Siemens has not included maglevs in its
ads since the the Hamburg - berlin project was cancelled. Lots of ICe
trains, though.

Cheers
David