The British government is said to be considering the German-designed Maglev magnetic levitation rail technology for a line that would run along the country's economic "spinal cord" from London to Glasgow through Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh at a cost of at least 23.7 billion euros ($28.9 billion) not including appropriation of land.
The Maglev, created by Transrapid, a joint venture between Siemens and ThyssenKrupp, is already in operation in China where the 434.5 kph (270 mph) trains hurtle along a 30.5 kilometer (19-mile) magnetic floating railway from the city of Shanghai, through surrounding paddy fields to its destination at Shanghai airport. The journey takes eight minutes by Maglev where it would take a car up to an hour.
6/6/05
Deutsche Welle: Britain Considers German Magnet Rail
Deutsche Welle |Britain Considers German Magnet Rail
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