MagLev Rant (Preview)
By Daniel posted on Saturday (26th of November 2011) - Personal
So I think everyone's heard about the governments controversial plans to build a new High Speed Rail 2 link, but what you may not know is that there was an alternative. In 2007 UK Ultraspeed, based on Mag Lev tech, was rejected in favour of HS2.
Now initially I assumed it was just too expensive, but then I started to look into it, and that's not the case. So I'm trying to put together all the facts, bellow is what I've found so far.
| MagLev | HS2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 500kph | 400kph |
| 0 - 200mph | 110s | 330s |
| Power | ? | 20MW |
| Max Weight | 15tonnes | 60tonnes |
| Track Cost | £28m / km | £55m / km |
Expect this post to get updated with more details as I find them.