Shanghai Maglev is currently the fastest commercial train in the world. It has an operational speed of 270 miles per hour and completes the 18-mile journey from Shanghai to the Pudong International Airport in just 7 minutes and 30 seconds. But it is nowhere near the fastest tested train in the world. That honor belongs to a Japanese Maglev train that can reach 374 miles per hour. What makes these trains faster than their traditional counterparts? It’s the power of magnets.
By utilizing magnets and special rail systems, Maglev trains can take friction out of the equation and test the speed limits of railway travel. There are currently two popular Maglev technologies. In EMS or electromagnetic suspension trains, the cars are equipped with electromagnets that push the car away from the ferromagnetic track.
EDS or electrodynamic suspension trains are much more complicated. Superconductive magnets are attached to the train and are constantly cooled with the help of liquid helium so they maintain their power. The guideway consists of two sets of magnets. One layer to suspend the second to guide. Both technologies are capable of producing trains much faster than conventional ones and likely will be used more in the future.
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train in the thumbnail isn't even a maglev
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This is what we should be building here in the UK not HS2 that is going to be out of date by the time it is finished!!
Musk is a grifting lunatic.
Aren't Americans embarressed to be such backward farking loons?
We have flying cars, they're just really long.
Japan still have a huge edge in this realm.
richard branson has already developed vactrain!😠
Different between Maglev and Hyperloop technology???
Nice 🎉
Supersonic trains 😂
Bring this to America
Meanwhile they are building a train line through numerous mountains between Tokyo and Osaka using billions and billions, i am still waiting for Japan so do something for my prefecture where there is no train.
As I Chinese I can tell you guys that the highest speed of Shanghai maglev had been restricted at 300km/h since 2019. No more 430km/h maglev anymore
The main reason for the high cost of Japan's maglev train system is the need to ensure safety in the face of earthquake disasters. The transrapid system, which hardly leviates, can cause catastrophic accidents with even slight vibrations.
Japan has many earthquakes, so we developed a superconducting magnet that can levitate 10cm. Absorbs earthquake shaking at 10cm intervals. It also absorbs vibrations while running, making it more comfortable than the Shinkansen. Like the Shinkansen, it is equipped with a system that detects P waves that arrive before an earthquake and automatically shuts off the power, making it possible to cut off the power and safely stop the train before an earthquake arrives. Masu.
0:32 is the craziest thing ive seen
This mode of transportation can help freight traffic and has the advantage of reducing transit time.
i love trains so much
You blew it mentioning " Vac-trains ".