TransRapid crashed

Skybird · 09-22-06, 03:53 PM

The first magnet trains drove in Germany over twenty-five years ago, I think since the 70s. the technology and the TransRapid's design is said to be reliable and mellow (? "ausgereift"). what I have a problem with is that every small piece of something lying on the track could cause desaster at these high speeds. Imagine a bird hitting a fast-going airplane, and you know what callibre of desaster we are talking about.

In this case it was a maintenance unit riding the track, and the tragedy probably has been caused my human fault (giving green lights too early). That maintenance unit needs to control the entire track EVERY MORNING before normal operations begin, to be sure that not the smallest item (higher than the ride height of the train) is lying on the track. Economically, considering maintenance, and considering the high production costs, it is a nightmare. For that reason, nobody in Germany wants it (especially the tax payers). Plans for a line between Hannover and Berlin had been skipped. Munich wants a small line for prestige reasons, but only when the central government assists massively in coming up for the costs. And the manufacturers, Siemens being one of them, blackmail the government if they do not accept to build the Munich track and waste those tax moneys, they will relocate massive ammounts of their technology branch to some places outside of Germany.

09-22-06, 03:53 PM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,628 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The first magnet trains drove in Germany over twenty-five years ago, I think since the 70s. the technology and the TransRapid's design is said to be reliable and mellow (? "ausgereift"). what I have a problem with is that every small piece of something lying on the track could cause desaster at these high speeds. Imagine a bird hitting a fast-going airplane, and you know what callibre of desaster we are talking about. In this case it was a maintenance unit riding the track, and the tragedy probably has been caused my human fault (giving green lights too early). That maintenance unit needs to control the entire track EVERY MORNING before normal operations begin, to be sure that not the smallest item (higher than the ride height of the train) is lying on the track. Economically, considering maintenance, and considering the high production costs, it is a nightmare. For that reason, nobody in Germany wants it (especially the tax payers). Plans for a line between Hannover and Berlin had been skipped. Munich wants a small line for prestige reasons, but only when the central government assists massively in coming up for the costs. And the manufacturers, Siemens being one of them, blackmail the government if they do not accept to build the Munich track and waste those tax moneys, they will relocate massive ammounts of their technology branch to some places outside of Germany. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.