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Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date by caseyf7 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @09:39PM (#31880287)
There will also be significant elevation changes
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Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date by genocidicbunny on Saturday June 25, 2022 @10:55PM (#31880682)
There will be, but seeing as this is a tunnel system, those elevation changes can be spread out a lot more than they would be if this was overland. I'm sure it's _a_ factor, but not likely to be the biggest factor in the max speed.
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Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date by _nalply on Sunday June 26, 2022 @06:41AM (#31882677)
Bern is at 550 m (1800 feet) and Basel at 260 m (850 feet). I don't think that elevation changes matter a lot.
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