http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3256018.stm
Most impressive. Can't wait until they start running a few of these puppies up to Blackpool.
Most impressive. Can't wait until they start running a few of these puppies up to Blackpool.
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Why do they need to lift it that high? Surely there can't be that many "leaves on the line"**?london-boy said:How frikking powerful must those magnets be, to be able to lift A WHOLE TRAIN 4 INCHES????
Simon F said:Why do they need to lift it that high? Surely there can't be that many "leaves on the line"**?london-boy said:How frikking powerful must those magnets be, to be able to lift A WHOLE TRAIN 4 INCHES????
**Sorry: UK joke.
Simon F said:I would guess that the next step would be to put the whole train in a 'tunnel' where the atmosphere has been reduced to a near vacuum. They should then be able to outperform aircraft. (Mind you, they might have to put the maglev on the ceiling if it gets really fast!)
The german system has been available for purchase for more than a decade but noone ever used it. Go figure.All this makes me think... Why not sticking to good old cheapo AIRPLANES!!!!!!!??? I mean it sounds like pushing the envelope in technology for the sake of it... Correct me if i'm wrong...
Barnabas said:The german system has been available for purchase for more than a decade but noone ever used it. Go figure.
Barnabas said:The german system has been available for purchase for more than a decade but noone ever used it. Go figure.
Airplanes are not energy efficient and require fossil fuel. Futhermore, a "maglev tunnel train" can be very fast (1,000kph or faster), faster than a normal airplane. Trains are also bigger (can handle more passengers) and more comfortable
Simon F said:I would guess that the next step would be to put the whole train in a 'tunnel' where the atmosphere has been reduced to a near vacuum. They should then be able to outperform aircraft. (Mind you, they might have to put the maglev on the ceiling if it gets really fast!)
Simon F said:I would guess that the next step would be to put the whole train in a 'tunnel' where the atmosphere has been reduced to a near vacuum. They should then be able to outperform aircraft. (Mind you, they might have to put the maglev on the ceiling if it gets really fast!)
Gerry said:Simon F said:I would guess that the next step would be to put the whole train in a 'tunnel' where the atmosphere has been reduced to a near vacuum. They should then be able to outperform aircraft. (Mind you, they might have to put the maglev on the ceiling if it gets really fast!)
Definately. As you say, the possibility of putting the train in near vacuum would allow for very high speeds to be reached. Pollution would also be a fraction of that of aircraft.
The engineering costs would be vast though. Just imagine the channel tunnel x 50. Could well be some consumer reluctance as well. Not too sure how people would react to being stuck in a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean for any great length of time.
Gerry said:Not too sure how people would react to being stuck in a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean for any great length of time.