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On trains the cars have to be connected to each other. The structure has to bear the load of all of them at once. Not the case with hyperloop.
by jim-greer 13y ago
On trains the cars have to be connected to each other. The structure has to bear the load of all of them at once. Not the case with hyperloop.
- jessriedel 13y agoIt's totally implausible that that's the primary factor.
- LockeWatts 13y agoWhy? You've given no explanation.
- jessriedel 13y agoNor has jim-greer.
- lmm 13y agoThe reason we have to run long, heavy trains is it's unsafe to run two passenger capsules at 300kph a minute apart. I find it hard to believe regulations will permit that even when they're in a tube.