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Suspended trains freak me out but I also can't deny they look futuristic and retro at the same time somehow. They're cool as hell and I think they have no advantage over a typical train other than looking neat.
I get that but why does the train itself need to be suspended from the top rather than supported from the bottom. Does a suspended train have some advantage over an elevated train?
There’s a strong case to be made for developing the technology so it can implanted in the niche use cases where it’s the best option. If the support placement is well planned it frees up space on the ground which effectively doubles the amount of trains per unit of train useable ground.
I really like the one above and one under idea. That would look be cool.
You can have a train on top and below going opposite directions without having to build 2 tracks, which would more than double the width of the track. The Hankou one I've been on neat the business district of Wuhan has one going clockwise and one going counter clockwise iirc.
Yeah, things like food forests and native habitat
if you look at videos of people riding it, it gives you great views.
center of gravity stuff maybe?
One of the hanging train lines is below one of the bridges across the Yangtze. This means the same bridge can be used for trains and cars without increasing the width (and therefore weight) of the bridge by having the rail run parallel on the surface, or building a second bridge.