Editing Rail Vehicle

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It is a kind of [[Vehicle]] and [[Ground Vehicle]]
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
[[Rail Vehicle]]s are a form of [[Vehicle]] that is designed to run on prepared infrastructure - the Permanent Way or Railroad. [[Rail Vehicle]]s  will only run of the specific type infrastructure for which it is designed.

[[Rail Vehicles]], at higher technologies may use [[Magnetic Levitation|Mag-Lev]] technology in place of [[Wheeled Vehicle|wheels]].



===Examples of [[Rail Vehicle]]s===
{{Vehicle summary list|Rail Vehicle}}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
[[Rail Vehicles]], are initially forms of [[Wheeled Vehicle]] running on wooden, iron or steel rails. At higher technologies, they may use [[Magnetic Levitation|Mag-Lev]] or even [[Gravity control technology]] instead.

The general trade off is that the additional cost of the required infrastructure is offset by the increased weights and speeds that can be achieved by the resulting vehicles.

The presence of guide rails in the infrastructure makes the use of this technology relatively safe, especially in low-Gravity environments, or where the direction of travel for the vehicle is vertical (e.g. in a lift-shaft). Provided the motive power doesn't use air in its immediate provision, this technology allows early use of the sub-surface dimension for mass-transport on planets.

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Fire, Fusion, & Steel|page=17-21}}
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]]
}}

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