Re: Hardly any time saved by Transrapid
DJ NightShade (dj_nightshade@geocities.com)
Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:02:46 +1000
David Bromage wrote in message <6hupqs$2cv$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
>RSDHanstein@T-Online.de wrote:
>
>Thyssen Transrapid claims the Canberra service would be running at up to
>550km/h, giving a 60 minute service via Wollongong. In comparison,
>Speedrail proposes 350km/h TGV technology giving an 80 minute service.
>
But wouldn't it make more sense to save all that extra enegry for an extra
20 minutes, and also be able to use some of the line for highspeed freights
to melborne?