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byPhantomHarlock ( 189617 ) writes:
Light passenger rail is ideal for batteries. With lightweight trains and low rolling resistance, coupled with regenerative braking, it should be pretty easy on the batteries. The only issue would be the batteries catching fire underground...might be better for surface transport.
bygurps_npc ( 621217 ) writes:
Rail of any kind is ideal for live wire. You already have a rail, just add one more and electrify. Either on the ground for cheap, or in the air for a minor additional cost.
Batteries are heavy. They cost power to move. You need one for every train. They have life spans less than the rail.
byshilly ( 142940 ) writes:
Please for the love of god do some research before farting this kind of rubbish out into the world.
Electrification is wildly expensive in the UK context, because we have Victorian rail infrastructure that cannot accommodate the wires, transformers, etc, without major rebuilding of tens of thousands of structures, such as stone bridges. It costs £8m *per mile*.
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