myflippinggoodness t1_iy5b3py wrote
Reply to comment by Vickrin in 'Landmark achievement': Rolls-Royce and easyJet hail successful hydrogen jet engine test by Wagamaga
Can you feed the electrical system directly off the track? Then, any issues that would cause? Also, how's that holding up in Canadian winters?
Gah this seems tricky and costly but mby(?????) A good idea?? Fckn advanced shiprec is.. Advanced 🤦♂️
Vickrin t1_iy5cjcj wrote
Hydrogen is just a poor fuel compared to hydrocarbons.
Hydrogen takes up space and is heavy in the quantities you'd need.
Electricity is great because you don't need to ship it with your goods.
People trying to reinvent the train should just try trains first.
Japan has an amazing train network and yet nobody is copying them.
myflippinggoodness t1_iy5dy00 wrote
On Japan's trains--VERY TRUE, they have an awesome setup for densely populated urban areas.. but everything here is so spread out, and there's the weather to contend with too.. I mean, I'm thinking heavy supply transit more than just ppl transit.. ah fuck it, soup the shit outta Canada's current transcontinental rail systems. That's probably step 1
Vickrin t1_iy5epcy wrote
>but everything here is so spread out
Build longer tracks?
Japan's rail system covers the entire country. It's not just metro areas.
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