By the same token, if commuter railways in the USA transitioned from locomotives to MUs, the reverse would occur here
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Replying to @380kmh
It's a solution looking for a problem wrapped in romanticism. I get it, I like them too but, maglev doesn't change the calculation much.
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Replying to @roadtoserfdom3
wait did you think MU referred to maglevs? lmao
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Replying to @380kmh
Yes, pardon my ignorance, is it evacuated cylinder travel?
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Replying to @roadtoserfdom3
It means "multiple unit" All of the pictured trains are MUspic.twitter.com/JJ4x9MLjBA
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Replying to @380kmh @roadtoserfdom3
Intercity rail in Japan switched to using MUs beginning in 1958 with the Kodama. In the USA, though, we still use locomotives.pic.twitter.com/ZUN2hUwX7t
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Replying to @380kmh @roadtoserfdom3
MU trains, with far more driving axles, achieve much faster acceleration, can be built at much lighter weights, & inflict less wear on track
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Replying to @380kmh
All good but, all minor variables compared to the central issue of economic justification. Will people choose it over other methods/alterns?
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Replying to @roadtoserfdom3
They can't choose it if it doesn't exist, and even today they're choosing the inferior versions where they DO exist (ie, in major cities)
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Replying to @380kmh
All things being equal, in completely uncoerced circumstances where people can buy whatever transport they desire, they don't choose rail.
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If you wanna see all things being equal, people buying whatever transport they like, look at the Tokaido, where they choose rail
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