On Dec 23, 2:04*pm, "Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"funkyoldcortina" wrote in message

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On 21/12/11 11:49, Doctor Drivel wrote:

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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Straight tracks last and last.

a) The tracks are not straight. Good luck trying to straighten them

Many are and new lines should be a straight as possible.

As straight as possible is not the same as "straight".

b) Straight or not, they require *maintenance*. You may have heard of
it.

Light-rail stock and superior suspension vastly reduces wear on the
bends.
Maglev does not have this problem.

But it does have a whole shedload of others.

It does not.

Maglev is now mature enough indeed. The points for Maglev are so strong

Points are one of the major problems.