Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "Safety Complacency: The Lathen Maglev Train Disaster 2006 | Plainly Difficult Documentary" video.

Thank you for the explainer. I had no idea that this had happened. That being said, as there are SIX maglev systems in commercial service (some of which are considered obsolete) and the Japanese are testing an even more advanced version (that I call the "Platypus" for the obvious reason), can we please just STOP calling them "futuristic?"
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@matsv201 Personally, I don't. The truly obsolete short-distance people movers that employed maglev tech are gone, now. If I did, though, I'd consider the two low-speed maglevs in China to be "obsolete via technological overkill and resultant excessive maintenance burden." You don't need a maglev to achieve 62 mph. Conventional rail does that every day.
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@matsv201 "China also has two low-speed maglev system operating at speeds of 100 km (62 miles) per hour. The Changsha Maglev connects that city’s airport to a station 18.5 km (11.5 miles) away, and the S1 line of the Beijing subway system has seven stops over a distance of 9 km (6 miles)." - Britannica
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@matsv201 Fair enough, but other sources were even more outdated than Britannica.
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