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It saves a lot of energy. Accelerating one part can be done by taking energy from the incoming sub/super carriage. Accelerating and decellerating the smaller
by RiderOfGiraffes 17y ago
It saves a lot of energy. Accelerating one part can be done by taking energy from the incoming sub/super carriage. Accelerating and decellerating the smaller carriages is much more efficient than the whole train.
- krschultz 17y agoAre you sure? How much extra air drag will there be having a hump that basically doubles the frontal area and adds a load of form drag?