Re: [Vo]: French train as good as airplanes

[Jed Rothwell]

thomas malloy wrote:

Not a problem. It would take a huge bomb to destroy a fast train, 
or make it derail. Much bigger than it takes to destroy

On the contrary, all it would take is a small shaped charge on the 
track. It would turn all that speeding mass into a very sympathetic target.

The French train with wheels was a tour de force, but not practical. 
The track had to be adjusted to the nearest millimeter at a huge 
cost. Maglev trains are much smoother and less vulnerable to problems 
with the track, or bombs, I assume. A Maglev train in Japan exceeded 
the new French record last year, 581 km/h versus 575 km/h. The French 
record is for wheeled trains only.

- Jed