Well, his Special Theory at any rate…… :p

No, you know what you thought he meant.

There’s a difference, you know! :p

And I’m sure that ppp will explain what he meant for himself, if he so chooses.

Now, gentlemen, how good does that look?

Nice one, Sandy! 😀

ppp originally said:

It seems rather stupid to have dismantled the network, they could certainly save lives in a disaster.

Read that carefully, Jim.

No mention of air raids, just the general term “disaster” – hence my question.

Read the thread properly before you jump in with the… ahem…. “witty” comments another time, eh?

But how would they have saved lives?

How could a siren tell people a) the nature of the disaster and b) what they were supposed to do to mitigate the effects?

Alas, it seems that the current transit system at BHX is cable-hauled, and not a Maglev at all. 🙁

It seems rather stupid to have dismantled the network, they could certainly save lives in a disaster.

How?

It was still working the last time I was at BHX, linking the NEC and railway station with the terminal buildings.

And there’s always the Shanghai Transrapid, connecting Pudong Airport with the city at speeds in excess of 260 mph.

I think the rather impresssive amounts of electricity it consumes might be part of the reason that the technology isn’t in more widespread use.