Maglev off the agenda

摘要

Asked at the APPRG meeting on January 26 whether HS2 would consider maglev for a high-speed line to the north, Lord Adonis replied 'we are just about to publish all the consultancy work that was done for the department on options for new lines'. When these documents became available, 'you will see that there is a huge cost difference between highspeed lines and maglev' which is 'many times more expensive'.rnOther drawbacks he highlighted were 'much higher carbon emissions, and thirdly - to my mind a crucial factor by definition because maglev involves dedicated and special track - you can't run the maglev train onto the existing network'.