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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 13:24:45 +0100
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On 05/07/2024 13:00, charles wrote:
> In article <v68l6m$38pa5$1@dont-email.me>,
>     Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 04/07/2024 12:17, Bill Sloman wrote:
>>> Magnalev trains need to shift a lot more power through the inductive
>>> link, and it doesn't seem to make them impractical
> 
>> Correct me if you have a better source, but the information I can find
>> suggests that the power for a maglev train is supplied to electromagnets
>> in the track.
> 
>> <https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/maglev-train.htm>
> 
>> Which means **** all power is supplied to the train.
> 
>> I have a memory of seeing one in the past where the train had a pair of
>> contacts onto overhead wires, though I can't find it. But again, no
>> power through induction.
> 
> Trolley buses did.
> 
And some trams, though some used rails as ground returns

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