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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 week ago

Cool, but come on, put some over head wires up!

[-] intelisense@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I wonder if overhead wires make sense with the state of battery technology now? It must be cheaper to build battery-powered trains than install and maintain all that infra before you even factor in the cost of adjusting bridges and tunnels to accommodate the overhead wires.

[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 6 days ago

Unlikely. Batteries are still incredibly expensive, also heavy and a consumable item (need to be regularly replaced). Overhead wires don't work for 1 train, but for all of them. They are also a mostly permanent installation with comparatively cheap maintenance (they are just steel+paint for the most part).

It's surely fine for a fringe route, where a train or two runs, and that would need electrification for a lot of track. So I'd assume there's a break even point somewhere.

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