THINK I may have resolved the ‘High Speed Rail’ dilemma in an environmentally friendly way.
Run the whole track on the surface – and support it on a viaduct made of the bases of hundreds of wind turbines (well known fact – the views won’t be affected) Over the whole distance there is bound to be wind somewhere, so the trains can run on that -and make loads-a-money selling the excess.
Bridges?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertypicturegalleries/8997330/The-highest-tallest-longest-and-oldest-bridges-in-the-world.html
I always enjoy your links – Loved the snow bike and the fact that everybody commenting seemed to be an expert at snow cycling.
I am in the middle of my disertation project reviewing bridge types for short (compaired to the mosnter in the link above) span structures.
Fun!
Thought you might enjoy!
(Reductio ad Absurbum – any structure meant to support a load over a void IS a ‘bridge’ )
THINK I may have resolved the ‘High Speed Rail’ dilemma in an environmentally friendly way.
Run the whole track on the surface – and support it on a viaduct made of the bases of hundreds of wind turbines (well known fact – the views won’t be affected) Over the whole distance there is bound to be wind somewhere, so the trains can run on that -and make loads-a-money selling the excess.
Simples?