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One other advantage maglevs will have over conventional trains in lower gravity worlds-they will be able to go faster around the same curve than a train could. The lower gravity means that trains will need higher superelevtaion than they would on earth, but the superelevation required would make them unstable at low speeds.For passenger trains it's possible to counteract this using tilting cars, but freight cars don't tilt. Maglev of course doesn't have to worry about tipping over at anyspeed, so it can use all the superelevation desired.