The costs of both passenger and freight rolling stock were assessed following discussions with
potential manufacturers. For passenger operators the number of trainsets required to provide a
convenient service for passengers are used to determine rolling stock costs (See Section 3.23).
The configuration of the consist for each technology used to derive equipment costs assumes a
seating capacity between 180 – 200. As a result, the consist for the 150 + technologies and 180 +
mph technologies requires three passenger cars, while the 250+ Maglev technology requires only
a 2-car unit. As shown in Exhibit 2.4, the cost difference