AlohaInteresting, since China's not even building Maglev in its own country. I think this will become another maglev dream that will crash and die.
China's 30km maglev train.Interesting, since China's not even building Maglev in its own country. I think this will become another maglev dream that will crash and die.
The Shanghai Airport maglev. It runs from the edge of the city to the airport and operates only a limited number of hours per day, so if your flight is late afternoon or evening, you will find it closed.China's 30km maglev train.Interesting, since China's not even building Maglev in its own country. I think this will become another maglev dream that will crash and die.
AlohaIs a monorail confined to one track, or is there a way to switch trains from one track to another if and when necessary? It seems that one of the advantages of conventional rail is that switching trains from one track to another is a fairly simple and foolproof process.
So much for not bending the beam. previously the switches I have seen, had a beam pair that rolled between the routesI couldn't find a real world monorail switch, but I did find a modeled one (in software).
Where did monorail come from? We had been talking abuot Maglev. These are two very different animals.Is a monorail confined to one track, or is there a way to switch trains from one track to another if and when necessary? It seems that one of the advantages of conventional rail is that switching trains from one track to another is a fairly simple and foolproof process.
Well a maglev is effectively a form of monorail, isn't it?Where did monorail come from? We had been talking abuot Maglev. These are two very different animals.Is a monorail confined to one track, or is there a way to switch trains from one track to another if and when necessary? It seems that one of the advantages of conventional rail is that switching trains from one track to another is a fairly simple and foolproof process.
No, not at all.Well a maglev is effectively a form of monorail, isn't it?Where did monorail come from? We had been talking abuot Maglev. These are two very different animals.Is a monorail confined to one track, or is there a way to switch trains from one track to another if and when necessary? It seems that one of the advantages of conventional rail is that switching trains from one track to another is a fairly simple and foolproof process.
Not according to Wikipedia....
Maglev is magnetic levitation. That is the train is held slightly above the guideway and propelled along it by magnetic forces. Due to the electrical force required to levitate the vehicle, these things use a lot more energy than a vehicle on rails.
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All nice promotional lliterature, and yes I do mean the Wikipedia articles as well, and that is being somewhat polite. Some of it is more like puff pieces.Not according to Wikipedia....
Maglev is magnetic levitation. That is the train is held slightly above the guideway and propelled along it by magnetic forces. Due to the electrical force required to levitate the vehicle, these things use a lot more energy than a vehicle on rails. ...
"The power needed for levitation is usually not a particularly large percentage of the overall consumption; most of the power used is needed to overcome air drag, as with any other high speed train."
Another Wikipedia entry here.
And here, see page 3.
The faster the train, the more advantage maglev has over steel wheels. Also, steel wheeled HSR is running into problems going faster with overhead power.
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