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minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 month agoThe main issue is that you need absurd amounts of resources just to build the track alone.
minus-squareVeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYou also need absurd amounts of resources to build long distance motorways.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTrue, but we’re talking about railway vs maglev here, and the difference here is gigantic.
minus-squareVeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAh, yeah, got kinda lost in the thread. I thought it was about long range railway construction in general.
The main issue is that you need absurd amounts of resources just to build the track alone.
You also need absurd amounts of resources to build long distance motorways.
True, but we’re talking about railway vs maglev here, and the difference here is gigantic.
Ah, yeah, got kinda lost in the thread. I thought it was about long range railway construction in general.