Actually, i just recently read about a study saying that a MagLev (TransRapid) connection between Amsterdam and Groningen (in the most northeastern part of the Netherlands) would be quite viable. I would certainly be nice if such a connection would be made (it takes something like 4 hours now for the 250-300 km)
one off the nice things about trains (well, electric and maglev): they don't have to carry their own fuel, which makes them a lot more efficient (just compare the "dry" and "wet" weight of a commercial airliner)
Isn't the use of wind turbines very functional to compensate for the differences between high & low tide?
Or am I totally thinking in the wrong direction here?
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Actually, i just recently read about a study saying that a MagLev (TransRapid) connection between Amsterdam and Groningen (in the most northeastern part of the Netherlands) would be quite viable. I would certainly be nice if such a connection would be made (it takes something like 4 hours now for the 250-300 km)
one off the nice things about trains (well, electric and maglev): they don't have to carry their own fuel, which makes them a lot more efficient (just compare the "dry" and "wet" weight of a commercial airliner)
Isn't the use of wind turbines very functional to compensate for the differences between high & low tide?
Or am I totally thinking in the wrong direction here?
Ilja
Wow, that's a great one! was this an official poster or was it just made up as a joke?