Re: Transrapid abandons Sydney-Canberra

[w_keller@gmx.de (Wolfgang Keller)]

Hans-Joachim Zierke <DELETE.THIS.hjz@Zierke.com> wrote:

> While the TGV is quite clever a design, it is rather bad in acceleration,

Its acceleration is _by far_ sufficient for its purpose.

Rail vehicles are not toys designed for drag races.

> Also, the standard TGV isn't a superlight train. 

Its specific weight (t/m**2) is better than that of by far most rail
vehicles. And, again, it meets its specification.

> The main problem is: If you buy a car, you may buy the technically most
> advanced solution, 

>From the engineer's point of view, cars use _completely_ _obsolete_
concepts and technology compared to rail vehicles. Little has changed in
the technology used by the automobile industry since the introduction of
diesel engines, front wheel drive etc. in the late '20s. 

Cars are designed as toys (just like nearly any consumer product like
Hi-Fi devices etc.), so they're not at all comparable to any kind of
industrial equipment that is designed, bought and used to earn money
with.

-- 
Wolfgang Keller               

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