Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph
in Germany we are speechless when we use an expensive ICE, inter city express
It trundles along at ridiculously slow speed much of the time and is almost always late..
@Kerplunk @Rainmaker1973 The solution is to build more traditional high-speed rail. Not maglev.
If you think ICE is slow when there is some disturbance on a high-speed line and it needs to be re-routed along older lines with slower allowed speed, just think how slow maglev is when there is a disturbance on the maglev line and it can't run at all because it can (obviously) only run on maglev lines.
The solution is to build more traditional high-speed rail. Not maglev.
Depends on what is wanted.
China is experimenting with Maglev, and has built a working demonstration line.
The fast trains presently run around
200 to 350 Kmh. Upcoming CR450 has a service design speed of 400Kph.
Shanghai to Beijing, G type, trains, the worlds fastest in daily service
1,318 km's (819 mi) distance in 4.5 - 7.5 hours daily and are very punctual
Example
G35 19:24 - 23:51=4h27m
@Kerplunk @Rainmaker1973 China is also a vastly different country than any European country, in so many ways.
True, it is Huge, very diverse, everything from 30 years ahead technological life to traditional villages.
It also differs in that China has not embraced Austerity.
For the vast majority of its over 1.4 Billion life has greatly improved over the last 35 years.
That makes it very clearly opposite to Europe and fascist usa where life is getting steadily worse
@Kerplunk “anti-authoritarian” cheering for totalitarian regime?
China is in many ways more free with regard to living and working than the majority of western country's, much less dangerous than trumpisstan.
First you can enter pretty easily and without fear of being deported by something like ice. Not all nationality's need a visa.
If you settle you can do pretty much any job you want, if good at it, or start a business. But you will need to learn Mandarin.
@Kerplunk @tml @Rainmaker1973 @Kerplunk the problem with many people is that they have seething hatred for “the west” (and there’s plenty to critique when it comes to the West), which then turns in to supporting anyone who is seen as being in opposition to the west. Like China or Russia.
If only Uighur could speak about their “freedom”, or people in Hong Kong. How do you feel about China pushing their borders in South China Sea?
@Rainmaker1973 Wikipedia says: "Construction is expected to cost over ¥9 trillion (approximately $82 billion) and commenced in 2014."
Is that the Yamanashi Maglev Test Track?
Tom Scott was there two years ago and was aboard at 500Km/h!
Fun fact, it's driving on wheels up to 150Km/h! 🙂
@Gurre @Rainmaker1973 imo, the maglev is a pride project for japan. shizuoka was refusing to approve the project, but may have buckled.
the current nozomi service is already impressive. not sure i see the value... but having left japan it's not really my problem.
@Rainmaker1973 Note that this is an automated account that just re-posts random things from around the web, often fake or misleading, designed to attract likes and clicks. (Sure, there doesn't seem to be any clickbait links as such in the toots here, but still. Not sure what their business model here is.)
This is not really something I use Mastodon for. If I would want to see things like this I would use Facebook.
@Rainmaker1973 @marcoarment It has beed edited though. 😞
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