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Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan
Author: The Montezuma Yardmaster
Date: 11-27-2012 - 14:10

Would anyone care to discuss the practicality of magnetic levitation for trains? I see a problem of making it fail-safe. If the levitation power fails, what happens? I have heard that systems that use magnetic levitation still need wheels that will settle or drop onto rails if the levitation power fails. The speed of 310 miles-per-hour would be awfully fast to have a levitation failure and have the vehicle drop onto a guideway and skid. I seriously want to know how this kind of failure can be managed. Please excuse any spelling errors. I thought this board had a spell checker feature, but I cannot get it to work.

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  310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan Speedy 11-26-2012 - 12:03
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan The Montezuma Yardmaster 11-27-2012 - 14:10
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan Graham Buxton 11-27-2012 - 15:34
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan Edward 11-27-2012 - 18:49
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan OldPoleBurner 11-28-2012 - 13:37
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan synonymouse 11-28-2012 - 17:33
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan OldPoleBurner 11-28-2012 - 22:17
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan fkrock 11-29-2012 - 09:53
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan synonymouse 11-29-2012 - 10:38
  Re: 310mph 'floating' trains unveiled in Japan Edward 11-29-2012 - 01:17


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