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Maglev is not only available in TT ... its also for real.
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http://www.transrapid.de - the system of your pics

http://www.swissmetro.ch - the project of a maglev in Switzerland
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Don't forget the projects in Japan (that looks similar to the maglev tracks in TTDx)
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Post by Marco »

Here are a post I made in anItalian forum. Tomorrow I translate it...if anyone other do it.

Mi pare che i maglev giapponesi siano due: uno che va al massimo a 300 Km/h, e un altro che arriva ai 500 Km/h che però funziona come maglev solo oltre i 100 Km/h (sotto questa velocità viaggia su ruote, di gomma se non erro). Entrambi viaggiano su binari a U.

Il migliore è il Transrapid tedesco ( http://www.transrapid.de ) che raggiunge i 500 Km/h anche su curve di raggio 5 Km, e i 300 Km/h su curve di raggio 1,5 Km. È in progetto una linea Amburgo-Berlino, oltre a una in costruzione in Cina (collega una città di cui non ricordo il nome al suo aereoporto, distante circa 40 Km. Li raggiungerà i 400 Km/h.). In Germania è in funzione un circuito per prove di 30 Km, e credo sia anche visitabile dai comuni mortali (fanno delle prove pubbliche).

In Svizzera sono in un progetto due linee maglev che la attraversano da nord a sud e da est a ovest, tutte in sotterranea. Altree info su http://www.swissmetro.ch .

Il record di un maglev, non so se tedesco o giapponese, è di 550 Km/h. Probabilmente possono andare ancora più veloci, penso che il problema sia la limitata lunghezza in rettifilo della pista (quella del Transrapid è da punto a punto con due cappi di ritorno e una stazione separata da cui parte un singolo binario che si attacca alla line. Questo per quello che so.).
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8) Megalevs exist, :shock: they are great, but you cant make a huge complex system, just look at Pic 2... :roll:
I think they will not be implemented, to expensive to run, and too complex... Railroad has been since the 1880s and there are still the leading option, much better than monorail (and faster too).
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Maglev will be the future, they take a lot of space , yes, but it will only be on major lines between the capitols, abit like the current TGV between brussels and london
anyway they rule in my games !
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Post by Marco »

I thonk that the Japanese Maglevs are two: the first has a maxiumum speed of 300 Km/h, the second can made 500 Km/h but it works as real maglev only over 100 Km/h. If it is slower than 100 Km/h, it go on rubber whells (correct? it use the same type wheels as buses). Both trains go over rails similar as U (similar to TTD maglevs).binari a U.

The best system is the German Transrapid that go at 500 Km/h on curves of ray of 5 Km, and 300 Km/h on curves of ray of 1,5 Km. Is in project a line Hamburg-Berlin, and another line under construction in China (that links the city of Padung, I think, with its airport, far about 40 Km. The maxiumum speed is 400 Km/h.) In Germany it exists a small line of 30 Km, I think it is opened to public. Who wants try a maglev...

In Switzerland are in project two maglev lines, from north to south and east to west, all underground.Visit http://www.swissmetro.ch for more info.

The record of a maglev is about 550 Km/h, but can be they go faster, we don't know. We must have a long straight line to test...
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