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Originally Posted by Variable
I guess the advantage of speed over distances comes into play, maglevs can go a lot faster than wheeled trains. And it doesn't seem to be the operating costs, but the capital costs that are so problematic.
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Can you clarify that please? As far as I'm aware, the TGV trains in France are pretty fast and can match the speed of Mag-Levs.
Regardless of whether capex or opex is higher, it just doesn't make sense to spend the energy to elevate the train because there is no commensurate ROI from what I can see.