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373MPH: Japan's Maglev Train Sets New World Speed Record
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:43 pm
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Japan's state-of-the-art maglev train clocked a new world speed record Tuesday in a test run near Mount Fuji, smashing through the 600 kilometre (373 miles) per hour mark, as Tokyo races to sell the technology abroad.
The seven-car maglev train—short for "magnetic levitation"—hit a top speed of 603 kilometres an hour, and managed nearly 11 seconds at over 600kph, operator Central Japan Railway said.
The new record came less than a week after the company recorded a top speed of 590 kph, breaking its own 2003 record of 581 kph.
The maglev hovers 10 centimetres (four inches) above the tracks and is propelled by powerful electromagnets.
About two hundred train buffs gathered for Tuesday's record-setting run, with the crowd cheering as the train broke through 600 kph per hour.
"It gave me chills. I really want to ride on the train," an elderly woman told public broadcaster NHK as the carriage rocketed past her.
"It's like I witnessed a new page in history."
An AFP reporter who previously rode on the super-speed train said the experience was like taking off in a plane, with the feeling of g-force gathering as the speedometer is pushed ever higher.
"The faster the train runs, the more stable it becomes—I think the quality of the train ride has improved," Yasukazu Endo, who heads the maglev test centre southwest of Tokyo, told reporters Tuesday.
JR Central wants to have a train in service in 2027, plying the 286-km route between Tokyo and the central city of Nagoya.
The service, which would run at a top speed of 500 kph, is expected to connect the two cities in only 40 minutes, less than half the present journey time in Japan's already speedy bullet trains.
'Great benefits'
By 2045, maglev trains are expected to link Tokyo and Osaka in just one hour and seven minutes, slashing the journey time in half.
However, construction costs for the dedicated lines are astronomical—estimated at nearly $100 billion just for the stretch to Nagoya, with more than 80 percent of the route expected to go through costly tunnels.
Japan is looking to sell its shinkansen bullet and maglev train systems overseas, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acting as a travelling salesman in his bid to revive the economy partly through infrastructure exports.
This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:44 pm to Dandy Lion
Would be great for Gulf Coast Transit.
This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:46 pm to Dandy Lion
Japan can afford this stuff because they are small and do not have to fund a standing military. We on the other hand cannot afford this shite.
This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:47 pm to boom roasted
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Would be great for Gulf Coast Transit.
The lack of sufficient rail infrastructure is a major problem in this country.
Can you imagine how shitty Europe would be if all of their rails were fricking amtrac passenger trains.
We need to get our shite together.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:48 pm to Dandy Lion
we need a train like this to go back and forth from baton rouge and new orleans.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:49 pm to lsu xman
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we need a train like this to go back and forth from baton rouge and new orleans.
The inside of that train would be destroyed within a week.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:49 pm to Pax Regis
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Japan can afford this stuff because they are small and do not have to find a standing military. We on the other hand cannot afford this shite.
We could scale back our obnoxious global military, reform government handout programs, and then actually use tax money to fund science, technology, and education.
Or continue on our path to social and economic collapse.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:49 pm to Dandy Lion
I can't wait for the BR to NOLA line.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:56 pm to Dandy Lion
I'm planning on riding the one in Shanghai in December.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:57 pm to Breesus
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We could scale back our obnoxious global military, reform government handout programs, and then actually use tax money to fund science, technology, and education.
Or continue on our path to social and economic collapse.
Yes, we could. Yes, we should. No, we won't. Be grateful that you get to drive on the shitty, inefficient roads you have (paved repeatedly by road construction companies who contribute mightily to political campaigns).
Posted on 4/21/15 at 4:58 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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'm planning on riding the one in Shanghai in December.
Dat be Chinese, or did the Japanese sell it to them?
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:01 pm to Dandy Lion
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Dat be Chinese, or did the Japanese sell it to them?
Seems to be mostly German know how with Siemens and Thyssen with some local Chinese companies for construction.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:05 pm to boom roasted
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 12:35 am
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:08 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:these people are in everything (so are Siemens, but damn)
Thyssen
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:41 pm to Dandy Lion
Futuristic.
Distantly futuristic for America.
Distantly futuristic for America.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:22 pm to lsu xman
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we need a train like this to go back and forth from baton rouge and new orleans.
Keep going and add stops in Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Houston. I would love to be able to take a high speed rail to Houston.
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