Sure, there are better ways to spend the money, but there are much worse ways also.
The way that spending like this comes back to bite us is when anti-public transport lobbies use this as a poster child for why trains won’t work instead of for why maglev doesn’t work.
Completely different systems for completely different applications. Japan is building over-regional high-speed rail, this is about a metro-scale application with passive tracks.
Looks like it is a 6 mile line that will demonstrate whether maglev is practical
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Sure, there are better ways to spend the money, but there are much worse ways also.
The way that spending like this comes back to bite us is when anti-public transport lobbies use this as a poster child for why trains won’t work instead of for why maglev doesn’t work.
i would build a national porn studio the size of an airport
Completely different systems for completely different applications. Japan is building over-regional high-speed rail, this is about a metro-scale application with passive tracks.