Re: Transrapid Maglev
Tezza (tezza@atinet.com.au)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 04:33:55 +1000
Michael Walker wrote in message <893427210.937564@woody.hotkey.net.au>...
>>Somebody with a better background in physics than I might like to
>>calculate how much it takes to lift 150t of train 12cm above the rail.
>>
>I for one wouldn't travel on it. Notwithstanding the high cost of tickets
>required to sustain a profitable service, I would be paranoid about the
>Electro Magnetic Radiation generated by the above. It would probably be
>safer to live under a 66,000V power line than work at a Maglev station or
as
>a conductor on a Maglev train.
The powers-that-be reckon it's quite safe to live under a power line. You
mean you doubt their word? Shame.