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Why are maglev trains still rare? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They were invented decades ago.

They have fewer moving parts than wheelbois.

They require less maintenance.

There's obviously some bottleneck in expanding maglev technology, but what is it?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remembered seeing a video by Real Engineering that explained a lot on Maglev and it's pros and cons but one of the summaries that really hit it off for me and if I remember correctly is that it cost 11 times more to build per kilometre compared to conventional high speed rail, for about 70% more top speed while using 30% more energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4L_0CDsd1I

Personally I feel unless they come up with better superconductors, there's still a long way to go before it really takes off.

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