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Not a train, it doesn't have railway tracks, even on website they call it "vehicle" since it has regular wheels. Also they PLAN to start operation in 2031, whi
by Markoff 5y ago
Not a train, it doesn't have railway tracks, even on website they call it "vehicle" since it has regular wheels.
Also they PLAN to start operation in 2031, which is so far it might as well never happen.
- markvdb 5y agoSwiss time, not Musk time. Sorry, couldn't resist.
- sschueller 5y agoThe Gotthard Base Tunnel was voted on in 1992 and work started in 1999. It was finished 2016. Switzerland plans very long ahead into the future even for local transportation systems. A lot of time is invested in planning which pays out big time in the end. This project is under evaluation in some Cantons (St. Gallen and Thurgau) for viability and may never be completed.
- Markoff 5y agoGotthard tunnel was just regular tunnel, not trying to reinvent the wheel with new kind of vehicle