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What is the advantage of this over a classic electric train? Weight of the locomotive? I think it is more than compensated by the ease of having more than one t
by Iv 9y ago
What is the advantage of this over a classic electric train? Weight of the locomotive? I think it is more than compensated by the ease of having more than one train on a line at a given time.
An electric cable seems way easier to maintain (and repair) than an atmospheric sealed tube.
And this has absolutely no relation with hyperloop, that solves a completely different problem (air drag at high speed)
- johnpmayer 9y ago> more than one train on a line at a given time. Seems like the system is capable running different trains in different sections; the pressure/vacuum system is distributed and segmented down the length of the line.
- princekolt 9y agoOne of the few existing projects that used a similar concept have.. > a ratio of payload to dead-weight of about 1:1, which is up to three times better than conventional alternatives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_railway#Aeromovel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_railway#Aeromovel