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No it does not work like that, not everybody needs and can afford top speed, rails and trains and the wear and tear cost significantly more. Even in China only
by AFascistWorld 7y ago
No it does not work like that, not everybody needs and can afford top speed, rails and trains and the wear and tear cost significantly more. Even in China only a few popular routes and during holidays have high attendance rates, the Shanghai-Beijing route has a profit of around 1 billion usd and is considered big news, most routes struggle to pay interest.
According to China Railway, from 300 km/h to 350 km/h will increase resistance by 40%, power consumption by more than 50%.
China already has trains with similar speed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuxing_(train) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuxing_(train)
- cheerlessbog 7y ago> power consumption by more than 50%. If generation gets cleaner and cheaper that's less relevant. We only know one way to power aircraft and CO2 is intrinsic to it.
- melling 7y ago2 billion rides a year. That’s an efficient way to move that many people. Better than cars and jets. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China