• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    I don’t see why Africa would invest in outdated technology when they can have high speed rail. There’s literally zero rationale to do that.

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      1 year ago

      Because high speed rail requires costly viaducts that can make the project cost several times the price of a lower speed line.

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          1 year ago

          The summary isn’t detailed to go through how the system gets implemented. I also noted in another comment that it is would be wise to design the geometry of some segments to high speed rail standards if the cost increase due to tighter geometry requirements are negligible.

          A continental high speed rail network is a great goal, but there are ways to implement the system that can yield faster benefits to Africans than just building the whole system to high speed standards at once.

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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            1 year ago

            Again, I have no idea why you’re assuming these countries haven’t done due diligence before embarking on a megaproject like this. A really weird premise to start from to be honest.

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              1 year ago

              I’m assuming the same due diligence my country puts into these kinds of projects. Hell, there are large parts of the Internet that critique projects like this in general, no matter who builds it.

              If I’m willing to critique developed countries in infrastructure projects, why shouldn’t do the same for developing countries?

              Hell, it isn’t like they have to listen to me.

              • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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                1 year ago

                If you wanted to make a serious critique then you should spend the time to actually learn about the project and criticize specifics instead of just making stuff up based on what your country does.

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                  1 year ago

                  Why so defensive?

                  And my critique is based on the experience of Chinese High Speed Rail, which I noted in other comment. All you did was ask me by what right I can critique them, and I responded that I will critique any of these types of plans, including plans in my country.

                  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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                    1 year ago

                    Why are you saying I’m being defensive when I’m simply pointing out that what you’re saying is unsubstantiated, and it’s not really possible to have a meaningful discussion without knowing the actual details of the plan. If there’s something specific you want to criticize then that would be an interesting discussion, but simply claiming high speed rail is a bad idea because reasons is just noise.