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Ok. Why is China building low-speed maglevs in Beijing and not using buses and high-speed rail? They have over 10,000 miles of hsr?
by melling 10y ago
Ok. Why is China building low-speed maglevs in Beijing and not using buses and high-speed rail? They have over 10,000 miles of hsr?
- honkhonkpants 10y agoBeats me. There are reasons to build low-speed maglevs on sites where wheeled trains don't work well. For example a maglev can climb steeper grades, and you can run them right through dense urban areas where noise might be an issue.