Actually, it was Alstom's attempt to market the TGV to the Chinese.
BTW, did you see the article in today's paper (AJC) about American Maglev? http://www.american-maglev.com/ They're building a test track in Powder Springs. I think I'm signing up to go see it. They claim they can build it for $15M/mi. MARTA takes about $75M per mile. The Siemen's maglev takes about $100M/mi. Terry On 4/4/07, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: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.
