Maglev

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-04-11 04:47pm

Damn ... rode the maglev train from the Shanghai airport into town, and then back to the airport on my way out ....

When you're in ground transportation that is moving along at 250 mph, at some point you start to wonder if maybe there shouldn't be a seatbelt or airbag.

Damned cool technology, though ... takes about 3 minutes to accelerate to its top speed of 430 km/h (digital clock & speedometer in every car lets you know what's happening), cruises at top speed for about one minute, then declerates slowly. 7-minute ride total, but that first corner that you take at 350 km/h .... man, I'm just not used to a train having to use a BANKED curve.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2005-04-11 05:05pm

Gotta love good German engineering

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-04-11 05:10pm

Chmee wrote:Damn ... rode the maglev train from the Shanghai airport into town, and then back to the airport on my way out ....

When you're in ground transportation that is moving along at 250 mph, at some point you start to wonder if maybe there shouldn't be a seatbelt or airbag.

if the train comes to a grinding halt all of a sudden and you're moving at 250mph, a seatbelt isn't going to do you much in the way of good.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2005-04-11 05:14pm

I'm just not used to a train having to use a BANKED curve.

Actually, most railroads already employ banked curves on mainlines: not as steep as on that maglev though...

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-04-11 06:37pm

Chmee wrote:Damned cool technology, though ... takes about 3 minutes to accelerate to its top speed of 430 km/h (digital clock & speedometer in every car lets you know what's happening), cruises at top speed for about one minute, then declerates slowly. 7-minute ride total, but that first corner that you take at 350 km/h .... man, I'm just not used to a train having to use a BANKED curve.

That is F'ing svweeet...

I swear, if I ever get to Europe, getting to ride the Mag-Lev is going to be tops for me. Sure seeing all the History and stuff will be nice too, but in a Meg-Lev, It's got to be the closest I'll ever get to cruising a Starship.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-04-11 07:18pm

Ma Deuce wrote:
I'm just not used to a train having to use a BANKED curve.
Actually, most railroads already employ banked curves on mainlines: not as steep as on that maglev though...

Yeah, I've ridden the Thalys from Paris up to Amsterdam, and it definitely has a little banking, but nothing like that Chinese maglev, you are *really* leaning into the corner in that puppy.

Dennis Toy · Post by **Dennis Toy** » 2005-04-13 01:36am

i would love to see a maglev in the US, especially on the Northeast Corridor.

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2005-04-13 01:48am

Dennis Toy wrote:i would love to see a maglev in the US, especially on the Northeast Corridor.

Oh man, I can't even imagine... Leaving Boston at 250 mph, headed to NYC for a weekend and taking an hour and a half to get there... That'd just be incredible.

Make a damned good suicide attempt, too. Step out in front of one of those things, and all of a sudden you're little more than a fine red mist.

How poetic.

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2005-04-13 02:44am

hehe. My dormmates actually drove all the way to philly just to get "real" philly cheesesteaks. Took them about 6 or so hours to pull it off. With a northeast corridor maglev, it would be much faster.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2005-04-13 02:47am

Its pretty sad when a country like china can afford maglev, or at least be willing to pay for it but the richest nation in the world still doesnt even have any and doesnt appear to be even trying.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-04-13 03:29am

4-meg movie, Maglev at full speed, leaving traffic in the dust

Taken with the QuickTime movie feature on my digital camera, it's not terrible but it's not Spielberg ....

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2005-04-13 05:54am

Thats awsome, you should catch some footage while going around that corner.

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2005-04-13 08:41am

Crossroads Inc. wrote:I swear, if I ever get to Europe, getting to ride the Mag-Lev is going to be tops for me. Sure seeing all the History and stuff will be nice too, but in a Meg-Lev, It's got to be the closest I'll ever get to cruising a Starship.

Is there a working line in Europe? There are plans for a Berlin-Hamburg line but there have been plans for that for a long time now.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2005-04-13 08:55am

CJvR wrote:
Crossroads Inc. wrote:I swear, if I ever get to Europe, getting to ride the Mag-Lev is going to be tops for me. Sure seeing all the History and stuff will be nice too, but in a Meg-Lev, It's got to be the closest I'll ever get to cruising a Starship.
Is there a working line in Europe? There are plans for a Berlin-Hamburg line but there have been plans for that for a long time now.

There's the test track somehwere in Northern Germany, but the Shanghai one is the only real-life useable version of the Transrapid. Constant political bickeirng in Germany means that it won't be built in the homeland of that technology for the forseeable future...

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-04-13 10:48am

Dahak wrote:
CJvR wrote:
Crossroads Inc. wrote:I swear, if I ever get to Europe, getting to ride the Mag-Lev is going to be tops for me. Sure seeing all the History and stuff will be nice too, but in a Meg-Lev, It's got to be the closest I'll ever get to cruising a Starship.
Is there a working line in Europe? There are plans for a Berlin-Hamburg line but there have been plans for that for a long time now.
There's the test track somehwere in Northern Germany, but the Shanghai one is the only real-life useable version of the Transrapid. Constant political bickeirng in Germany means that it won't be built in the homeland of that technology for the forseeable future...

Well, capitalism has a little to do with it ... I think China loses a ton of money operating theirs, it's a high-tech 'prestige' project, not a money-maker.

After Concorde, the last thing the EU is psyched about is high-speed transportation that looks cool but hemorrhages money.

AMX · Post by **AMX** » 2005-04-13 06:53pm

Chmee wrote:Well, capitalism has a little to do with it ... I think China loses a ton of money operating theirs, it's a high-tech 'prestige' project, not a money-maker.

After Concorde, the last thing the EU is psyched about is high-speed transportation that looks cool but hemorrhages money.

AFAIK, the European projects were calculated to actually make profit.
This one for example

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-04-13 09:19pm

AMX wrote:
Chmee wrote:Well, capitalism has a little to do with it ... I think China loses a ton of money operating theirs, it's a high-tech 'prestige' project, not a money-maker.

After Concorde, the last thing the EU is psyched about is high-speed transportation that looks cool but hemorrhages money.
AFAIK, the European projects were calculated to actually make profit.
This one for example

Hey, if that was the case I'd say build it, I'd say subsidize building it if it would pay its own operating costs when in operation. I'd want one that ran down the west coast from Vancouver to Cabo with stops in Portland, S.F., and L.A.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-04-14 12:35am

Don't forget Seattle on that little stoplist.

Dennis Toy · Post by **Dennis Toy** » 2005-04-14 02:38am

Dennis Toy wrote:
i would love to see a maglev in the US, especially on the Northeast Corridor.

Oh man, I can't even imagine... Leaving Boston at 250 mph, headed to NYC for a weekend and taking an hour and a half to get there... That'd just be incredible.

Make a damned good suicide attempt, too. Step out in front of one of those things, and all of a sudden you're little more than a fine red mist.

How poetic.

whoooo your gonna be messed up... i mean totally messed up!

me i personally wonder what a suicide in front of an acela train would be like at full speed.

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2005-04-14 02:40am

Dennis Toy wrote:
Dennis Toy wrote:
i would love to see a maglev in the US, especially on the Northeast Corridor.

Oh man, I can't even imagine... Leaving Boston at 250 mph, headed to NYC for a weekend and taking an hour and a half to get there... That'd just be incredible.

Make a damned good suicide attempt, too. Step out in front of one of those things, and all of a sudden you're little more than a fine red mist.

How poetic.
whoooo your gonna be messed up... i mean totally messed up!

me i personally wonder what a suicide in front of an acela train would be like at full speed.

good luck getting in front of the train before passes you.

Dennis Toy · Post by **Dennis Toy** » 2005-04-14 02:41am

I think USA would benefit from a Maglev system that loops between the major cities.

Why doesnt the USA want to try MagLev? Economics, Engineering?

Dennis Toy · Post by **Dennis Toy** » 2005-04-14 02:43am

Dennis Toy wrote:
Quote:
Dennis Toy wrote:
i would love to see a maglev in the US, especially on the Northeast Corridor.

Oh man, I can't even imagine... Leaving Boston at 250 mph, headed to NYC for a weekend and taking an hour and a half to get there... That'd just be incredible.

Make a damned good suicide attempt, too. Step out in front of one of those things, and all of a sudden you're little more than a fine red mist.

How poetic.

whoooo your gonna be messed up... i mean totally messed up!

me i personally wonder what a suicide in front of an acela train would be like at full speed.

good luck getting in front of the train before passes you.

actually it has happened.. in Philly in 2001, 3 men stepped in front of an Acela and were hit... that mess had to be something.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-04-14 09:12am

Dennis Toy wrote:I think USA would benefit from a Maglev system that loops between the major cities.

Why doesnt the USA want to try MagLev? Economics, Engineering?

Politics.

The USA train lines will not touch consumer transport unless you force them too.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-04-14 09:13am

Uraniun235 wrote:Don't forget Seattle on that little stoplist.

Heh, that was a given for me ... sorry.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-04-14 09:24am

Queeb Salaron wrote:Make a damned good suicide attempt, too. Step out in front of one of those things, and all of a sudden you're little more than a fine red mist.

The Japanese have taken to heavily fining the families of people who suicide via bullet trains to handle the cleanup costs.

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