But the extreme high cost making it compare to conventional rail is undeniable.One can merely build on per-existing railways , an add on. Plus, the older rail systems can be replaced since it will be of inferior technology. Out with the old, in with the new, as we say.
Actually, these health concerns have already been dispelled.
https://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/dispelling-myths-blow.pdf
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Look at the faces of people as the train accelerates in speed. Notice the faces of excitement and awe...
Maglev is the Future....
Japan Gives Maglev Train Green Light
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Great tech!Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!
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A magnetic levitation (maglev) train in Japan has broken the world speed record by hitting 366mph.
The Central Japan Railway Company said the seven-car train completed a test run on an experimental track in Yamanashi on Thursday.
It beat the previous record of 361mph set in 2003 - but the new record could be smashed within days.
Another test run is scheduled for Tuesday during which the train's speed could reach 373mph.
The company said 29 technicians were on board the maglev, but added that the speeds won't be as high when the new line between Tokyo and Nagoya comes into service in 2027.
It said trains will travel at around 314mph, meaning the 178-mile journey will take around 40 minutes.
The speeds are twice as fast as today's bullet trains.
By comparison, Britain's HS2 rail line will run at just 224mph.
Maglev trains use a magnetic charge to lift and move the train cars above a guideway.
Japan is hoping to export the technology to the US and has even offered to part-cover the costs of a new line between New York and Washington DC.
Japan's Maglev Train Breaks World Speed Record
The problem of maglev is not the speed but no compatibility with other railway systems. Shanghai Maglev is a total failure.
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@Nihonjin1051 , really that looked a bit slow while passing over the bridge, still slower than speed of kick of bruce lee. tag me when you achieve that speed.
Oh man, i don't think anything is going to be as jawdroppingly awesome as Bruce Lee's kick! Maybe Musashi's stroke?
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One can merely build on per-existing railways , an add on. Plus, the older rail systems can be replaced since it will be of inferior technology. Out with the old, in with the new, as we say.
Actually, these health concerns have already been dispelled.
https://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/dispelling-myths-blow.pdf
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Look at the faces of people as the train accelerates in speed. Notice the faces of excitement and awe...
Maglev is the Future....
If you can compensate the massive losses you have from building the infrastructure with smiles and giggles then yes...otherwise its a clear no. This thing has no future in europe.
The ICE system we use goes with 320 km/h which is perfectly fine. It stops all 40 km or so and it would simply be laughable to have a train accelerating to 500 km/h for european travel because the constant accelration and decelleration.
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The fastest train on the earth, Congrats Japan !590 KM Per Hour, Baby!!!!!
Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!
Japan’s Maglev Train Hits World Record 590 Kilometers Per Hour - Japan Real Time - WSJ
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Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further
A Japanese magnetic levitation train has surpassed its recent world record of 590 km/h (366 mph) and has set a new speed limit of 603 km/h (374 mph), Central Japan Railway Co which operated the train, said on Thursday.
The seven-car maglev – short for “magnetic levitation” – train has been tested near Mount Fuji and managed nearly 11 seconds over 600km/h (373 mph).
The train uses an electrodynamic suspension system where superconducting magnets move it along its "tracks", called guideways, without touching the ground.
A Japanese magnetic levitation train sets a world speed record of 374 miles-per-hour.
A series of coils installed along the walls of the guideways create a magnetic field which accelerates and stabilizes the maglev, while aerodynamic drag serves as a decelerating force.
JR Central wants to have a train in service in 2027 plying the 286km stretch between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.
Meanwhile China is set to push the limits even further.
Scientists build super-maglev train that could hi... via @Gizmag http://zoot.li/3p0h #urbantransport #sturobarts
Chinese researchers at the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory of Southwest Jiaotong University are testing their super-maglev concept claiming it could potentially be three times faster than an airplane.
#China testing super-maglev, with supposed speeds up to 2900 km/h 中国研制5800里/时磁悬浮列车 http://bit.ly/1spCacd
Associate professor Dr Deng Zigang has developed a loop line where a train, encapsulated in a vacuum tube which decreases the speed limitations imposed by air resistance on regular maglev trains, could go at the speed of up to 2,896 km/h (1,800 mph).
Read more: Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further / Sputnik International
The ETT (Evacuated Tube Transport) technology could be first applied in military and space launch systems.
This concept echoes another ambitious project — the Hyperloop of Elon Musk, the American entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of space transport services company SpaceX and electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors.
In January, the US technology entrepreneur announced that he will be building a test track for his Hyperloop, a new step towards completing his much anticipated project.
Hyperloop, it is a transportation system that makes use of pipes, which vaguely resemble the pneumatic tubes, where users would be transported in pods.
Fantastic it might seem, the Maglev concept was first proposed as a method to propel trains as far back as the mid- 20th century.
The first commercial maglev train to come into operation was a relatively low-speed shuttle at Birmingham International Airport in 1984, travelling at 42 km/h (26 mph).
It was not until the turn of the century, though, that high-speed maglev would come into commercial operation, mostly in Japan and China.
The world’s fastest passenger-carrying train is currently the Shanghai Maglev Train, opened in April 2004, which can reach 431 km/h (268 mph).
Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further / Sputnik International
A Japanese magnetic levitation train has surpassed its recent world record of 590 km/h (366 mph) and has set a new speed limit of 603 km/h (374 mph), Central Japan Railway Co which operated the train, said on Thursday.
The seven-car maglev – short for “magnetic levitation” – train has been tested near Mount Fuji and managed nearly 11 seconds over 600km/h (373 mph).
The train uses an electrodynamic suspension system where superconducting magnets move it along its "tracks", called guideways, without touching the ground.
A Japanese magnetic levitation train sets a world speed record of 374 miles-per-hour.
A series of coils installed along the walls of the guideways create a magnetic field which accelerates and stabilizes the maglev, while aerodynamic drag serves as a decelerating force.
JR Central wants to have a train in service in 2027 plying the 286km stretch between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.
Meanwhile China is set to push the limits even further.
Scientists build super-maglev train that could hi... via @Gizmag http://zoot.li/3p0h #urbantransport #sturobarts
Chinese researchers at the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory of Southwest Jiaotong University are testing their super-maglev concept claiming it could potentially be three times faster than an airplane.
#China testing super-maglev, with supposed speeds up to 2900 km/h 中国研制5800里/时磁悬浮列车 http://bit.ly/1spCacd
Associate professor Dr Deng Zigang has developed a loop line where a train, encapsulated in a vacuum tube which decreases the speed limitations imposed by air resistance on regular maglev trains, could go at the speed of up to 2,896 km/h (1,800 mph).
Read more: Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further / Sputnik International
The ETT (Evacuated Tube Transport) technology could be first applied in military and space launch systems.
This concept echoes another ambitious project — the Hyperloop of Elon Musk, the American entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of space transport services company SpaceX and electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors.
In January, the US technology entrepreneur announced that he will be building a test track for his Hyperloop, a new step towards completing his much anticipated project.
Hyperloop, it is a transportation system that makes use of pipes, which vaguely resemble the pneumatic tubes, where users would be transported in pods.
Fantastic it might seem, the Maglev concept was first proposed as a method to propel trains as far back as the mid- 20th century.
The first commercial maglev train to come into operation was a relatively low-speed shuttle at Birmingham International Airport in 1984, travelling at 42 km/h (26 mph).
It was not until the turn of the century, though, that high-speed maglev would come into commercial operation, mostly in Japan and China.
The world’s fastest passenger-carrying train is currently the Shanghai Maglev Train, opened in April 2004, which can reach 431 km/h (268 mph).
Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further / Sputnik International
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I'm exceedingly skeptical about commercialisation of maglev trains. The question lies in the network, no through-service.(a train rides from one line to another), like in tracks of different gauge. It might be only useful in an extremely busy corridor, like Shanghai-Nanjing, Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Tokyo to Osaka, operated as an auxiliary third or fourth line. CIT500 is more likely to be commercialised than maglev trains.
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Kudos to both the country..... this healthy competition is most welcome....
A Japanese magnetic levitation train has surpassed its recent world record of 590 km/h (366 mph) and has set a new speed limit of 603 km/h (374 mph), Central Japan Railway Co which operated the train, said on Thursday.
The seven-car maglev – short for “magnetic levitation” – train has been tested near Mount Fuji and managed nearly 11 seconds over 600km/h (373 mph).
The train uses an electrodynamic suspension system where superconducting magnets move it along its "tracks", called guideways, without touching the ground.
A Japanese magnetic levitation train sets a world speed record of 374 miles-per-hour.
A series of coils installed along the walls of the guideways create a magnetic field which accelerates and stabilizes the maglev, while aerodynamic drag serves as a decelerating force.
JR Central wants to have a train in service in 2027 plying the 286km stretch between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.
Meanwhile China is set to push the limits even further.
Scientists build super-maglev train that could hi... via @Gizmag http://zoot.li/3p0h #urbantransport #sturobarts
Chinese researchers at the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory of Southwest Jiaotong University are testing their super-maglev concept claiming it could potentially be three times faster than an airplane.
#China testing super-maglev, with supposed speeds up to 2900 km/h 中国研制5800里/时磁悬浮列车 http://bit.ly/1spCacd
Associate professor Dr Deng Zigang has developed a loop line where a train, encapsulated in a vacuum tube which decreases the speed limitations imposed by air resistance on regular maglev trains, could go at the speed of up to 2,896 km/h (1,800 mph).
Read more: Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further / Sputnik International
The ETT (Evacuated Tube Transport) technology could be first applied in military and space launch systems.
This concept echoes another ambitious project — the Hyperloop of Elon Musk, the American entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of space transport services company SpaceX and electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors.
In January, the US technology entrepreneur announced that he will be building a test track for his Hyperloop, a new step towards completing his much anticipated project.
Hyperloop, it is a transportation system that makes use of pipes, which vaguely resemble the pneumatic tubes, where users would be transported in pods.
Fantastic it might seem, the Maglev concept was first proposed as a method to propel trains as far back as the mid- 20th century.
The first commercial maglev train to come into operation was a relatively low-speed shuttle at Birmingham International Airport in 1984, travelling at 42 km/h (26 mph).
It was not until the turn of the century, though, that high-speed maglev would come into commercial operation, mostly in Japan and China.
The world’s fastest passenger-carrying train is currently the Shanghai Maglev Train, opened in April 2004, which can reach 431 km/h (268 mph).
Maglev Train Battle: Japan Breaks Speed Record, China Eyes Further / Sputnik International
Excellent!
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