China's 270MPH Maglev Train.

[UncleWai]

I rode on it not long after its release (May 13th of last year). When It went to full speed, the train was shaking. It was pretty scary.
If I was a Shanghai-ese, I wouldn't ride it, it's freaking expensive like 50 yuan a person.

 

[blurredvision]

Awesome, once it got up to speed, it simply looked like someone was fast forwarding a video tape.

 

[MBrown]

Awesome. We need some of those in the states.

 

[DarkManX]

so what would happen durring a black out? or brown out?

 

[Rickten]

i remember awhile ago reading about a proposed link between Socal and vegas.

 

[Kwaipie]

This train is a massive time saver. The only sad part is that by the time the train gets to top speed, it has to start slowing down. It's only $5 if you show your plane ticket.

 

[Skotty]

I'm guessing it's designed such that a power loss would result in the train safely coming to a stop. I'd be far more concerned about possible obstructions on the tracks, like large animals. I didn't look at the video, but I saw a video of the French high speed train not long ago, and there didn't seem to be much in the way of fencing or otherwise to isolate the tracks. There might actually be a design tolerance for track obstructions...if so, it would be interesting to know what it is.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Skotty
I'd be far more concerned about possible obstructions on the tracks, like large animals. I didn't look at the video, but I saw a video of the French high speed train not long ago, and there didn't seem to be much in the way of fencing or otherwise to isolate the tracks. There might actually be a design tolerance for track obstructions...if so, it would be interesting to know what it is.

In this video, the tracks looked to be elevated for the entire length.

 

[Kaido]

Man it's like being in a jet airplane :Q Cool!

 

[Jeff7]

It sounds vaguely like the original Enterprise going to warp.

I do wonder about one thing with respect to these fast trains: wildlife. What if a large bird or mammal happens to be sitting on the track? Sure it won't survive, but what will it do to the train?

 

[rh71]

so that's what the crowd at Talledega looks like from the other side of the glass...

 

[RayH]

I rode on that train last year. I think they only run one train on each track. Even even with the banking you feel a significant amount off side g's on the slight turns that exist. When the other train passes in the opposite direction, you can feel the shock wave shake the car.

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: DarkManX
so what would happen durring a black out? or brown out?

You would be stuck upside down.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Aimster
who built that? china or they contracted the Germans?

China is very bullish, I would assume one of their companies performed the construction.


However, China does lack a lot of engineering talent, so it is possible they contracted with a western nation to do that part of the work. An alternative thought is it may be reverse engineered just like the Boeing derived jumbo jet they riped off and deny it's 99.5% resemblance to the Real McCoy..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Y-10

If they successfully reversed engineered it, then why did they buy a fleet of 707s?

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: Aharami
what was that squiggly line that showed up on the video when the other train passed.

270mph. must be one hell of an experience.

I would guess it was a shockwave of compressed air trapped between the two train bodies.

 

[Looney]

Anyways, good video. Not too sure i would sit in one if it was 'Made in China' though.

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
It sounds vaguely like the original Enterprise going to warp.

I do wonder about one thing with respect to these fast trains: wildlife. What if a large bird or mammal happens to be sitting on the track? Sure it won't survive, but what will it do to the train?

The track looks like it's elevated above the ground quite a distance. So mammals should be impossible. Large birds.... I dunno, I bet it would be a huge mess on the nose of the train.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Looney
Anyways, good video. Not too sure i would sit in one if it was 'Made in China' though.

If you saw my post above you would know that it's called TransRapid and it's "Made in Germany". Feel better?

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Rickten
i remember awhile ago reading about a proposed link between Socal and vegas.

There's still proposals for the NorCal SoCal link. There are privately funded ones being proposed as well as the govt funded one which supposedly will hit the ballot in 2008.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

That train surfing guy shouldve went on this one

 

[OOBradm]

I've rode on that train before. its incomprehensibly fast when your sitting on it... I took a video with my cell phone and it just looks like a slide show since the scenery would change as fast as the cameras frame rate

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Skotty
I'm guessing it's designed such that a power loss would result in the train safely coming to a stop. I'd be far more concerned about possible obstructions on the tracks, like large animals. I didn't look at the video, but I saw a video of the French high speed train not long ago, and there didn't seem to be much in the way of fencing or otherwise to isolate the tracks. There might actually be a design tolerance for track obstructions...if so, it would be interesting to know what it is.

They already killed all the animals in Europe, that's how they can get away with it.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Rickten
i remember awhile ago reading about a proposed link between Socal and vegas.

There's still proposals for the NorCal SoCal link. There are privately funded ones being proposed as well as the govt funded one which supposedly will hit the ballot in 2008.

man, there needs to be waaay more public transportation all around the So. Cal. Area (LA and SD). Anything to keep cars off the freeways.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Lanley: "Well, sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine bonafide electified six-car monorail! What'd I say?"
Flanders: "MONORAIL!"
Lanley: "What's it called?"
Patty/Selma: "Monorail."
Lanley: "That's right, MONORAIL!"
Crowd: "Monorail........monorail.......monorail.......monorail......."


:laugh:

 

[RallyMaster]

I've ridden this train before to the airport on my way back to the US and IMO it was pretty cool.