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This effectively becomes an elevated train with a vastly less expensive infrastructure buildout. Genius.
by mortenjorck 16y ago
This effectively becomes an elevated train with a vastly less expensive infrastructure buildout. Genius.
- notahacker 16y agoNot sure the infrastructure is likely to be that much more inexpensive - the requirements for smooth gradients and strong foundations are going to be more than your average rail line, and they'll need to pay incredible care and attention paid to intersections. That's even before they've taken into account the costs of building and testing enormous custom-designed vehicles rather than using tried and tested technology. Alternatively, they could have sacrificed slightly more road space for a conventional light rail system, or even a bus lane and all the flexibility that comes with regular buses....