You'd be surprised how old some technologies like mono-rails are in the real world.
For example the big thing of the moment is the Japanses Linear Liner Maglev yes? Well believe it or not they had a working Maglev (admittedly only a slow shuttle) working at Gatwick Airport between the two airport terminals for decades. I don't know when exactly it was put in, but I reckon probably back in the 80's.
Ironically not so many years ago they decided to re-furb it for whatever reason and although they kept the monorail they decided to do away with the maglev carriages and replace them with ones that run on rubber wheels - talk about a backward step lol!!
For example the big thing of the moment is the Japanses Linear Liner Maglev yes? Well believe it or not they had a working Maglev (admittedly only a slow shuttle) working at Gatwick Airport between the two airport terminals for decades. I don't know when exactly it was put in, but I reckon probably back in the 80's.
Ironically not so many years ago they decided to re-furb it for whatever reason and although they kept the monorail they decided to do away with the maglev carriages and replace them with ones that run on rubber wheels - talk about a backward step lol!!
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