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Why are maglev trains still rare? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They were invented decades ago.

They have fewer moving parts than wheelbois.

They require less maintenance.

There's obviously some bottleneck in expanding maglev technology, but what is it?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I doubt conventional trains are regularly traveling at the speed record. Thats a poor way to compare the speeds of things.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Regular conventional service is much much faster than regular maglev service. It's not even a comparison at this point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I would expect a century+ old established wide-spread technology to be able to beat a newer less tested technology in many cases. This doesn't mean conventional rail is inherently superior and especially doesn't mean we should discard the concept. Maglev faces much resistance (such as the cultural resistance evident in this thread), it's time may only be starting now as the automobile age looks to have peaked.