English NE Council Chief backs maglev
UK Ultraspeed warmly welcomes comments by Mick Henry, Chairman of the Association of North East Councils, highlighting the benefits of maglev, as opposed to wheel-on-rail for UK High Speed Ground Transport.
Coun Henry said: “we see no real reason why we have to talk about TGV or bullet trains, we don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t be talking in a real way about something like Maglev. We want to be bold and ambitious”
As the Newcastle Journal commented in its June 12 Editorial.
Mick Henry demanded a bold and ambitious plan, one so radical that key decision makers outside the region would find they have no choice but to respond.
Once upon a time, the fast moving French TGV and the bullet trains of Japan would have met that standard.
But the leader now in speed and comfort is the hyper-quick, magnet-powered Maglev system with its trains that hover above the track.
And while such technology does not come cheap, the benefits it would trigger would make the costs more than worthwhile.
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
