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Re:The myth of the driverless tube train by revax on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:31AM (#27446689)
>Add renewable energy to the equation and you can build a fantastic system running 24/7 without any waiting for trains.

You'll need some storage or natural gas power plant as most renewable energy are intermittent.

Also, unless you have alternative routes, you cannot have a subway running 24/7 because maintenance needs to be done somehow.

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Re:The myth of the driverless tube train by Y_Y on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:13AM (#27446995)
You're missing the obvious solution of nuclear trains. I think it's self-evident that these would have no drawbacks. In the unlikely event of a disaster all you'd need to do is seal the tunnel and dig a new one.
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Re:The myth of the driverless tube train by me_me_me on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:14AM (#27447484)
rocket trains sounds better, and put them in vacuum tubes!

That would be revolutionary \s

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