Re: More on the maglev

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

"Wollongong Quokka" <quokka@zip.net.au> wrote:

> Oh come on... it's an *express* train, operating over long distances.
> People will be aware of that when they get on.  Also, as it happens, MagLev
> is indeed on separate track.  You have plenty of opportunity to explain to
> people that they need to be seated, if this is indeed true.

At that acceleration rate, it is will be a legislative requirement, as
it is for aircraft.   Have you noticed the cabin crew on an aircraft
have to check ever single seat before the aircraft taxies out.  The
same requirement would almost certainly be levied on a TR with 0.1g
acceleration for similar safety reasons.

> I still say "so what?".

You can say so what as often as you like, but it won't make potential
safety issues, which would be certainly legislated, go away.
Legislated requirements add to cost and so will have an economic
impact on the viability of a TR service.

It may well be manageable, but it can't be simply dismissed with a "so
what".

> People will know full well the MagLev isn't a normal train.

People know nothing of any substance about the real long haul
operational issues of a TR as it only exists on a short test track
that goes nowhere.

Cheers,

Bill