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[tunnie]

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/japan-unveils-310-mph-floating-train/6603

That new line is costing a few quid more than ours, but got to love the Japs. Having used bullet train from Tokyo Kyoto. It's decades ahead of us, when I was on it, they appologised for only doing 120mph due to weather. First time ever on a train I felt pushed back in the seat when it gunned it from 120 mph, back to normal cruise speed.

Yet ones that go past my flat were built in th 60's 

[tunnie]

Bugger, wrong section. Sorry 

[dbug]

Ah the maglev train - in 2027 there could well be maglev cars

[omega3000]

Certainly puts ours to shame 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/japan-unveils-310-mph-floating-train/6603

That new line is costing a few quid more than ours, but got to love the Japs. Having used bullet train from Tokyo Kyoto. It's decades ahead of us, when I was on it, they appologised for only doing 120mph due to weather. First time ever on a train I felt pushed back in the seat when it gunned it from 120 mph, back to normal cruise speed.

Yet ones that go past my flat were built in th 60's 

Thanks for that Tunnie

Yep, the Japs have done things with railways that we SHOULD have done decades ago!

That is the future I see in HS2, even if we go away from the traditional sleeper, 4' 81/2" track configuration.  We do have decades of missed opportunity in our current railways, but let's now invest in the future.  If the Japs can do it, so can we, the railway engineers of the world once.

[andyc]

The Germans have been playing with this for a number of years but for some reason never got any further than testing....money i should say

Andy

[cem_devecioglu]

newest trains here travel at 160 mph.. but its interesting that I feel it goes like 120-130 kmh
 
probably its too high

[Rods2]

Shame Japan will have no cheap electricity from nuclear power plants as at that sort of speed air resistance losses will be high.

Aircraft have the advantage of air density decreasing with altitude.

[VXL V6]

newest trains here travel at 160 mph.. but its interesting that I feel it goes like 120-130 kmh
 
probably its too high

Needs Irmscher springs. 

[Vamps]

Then compare with this, linked from OP post.....who won the war?   

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/higher-speed-rail-zips-through-illinois/6576?tag=header;header-sec

[dbug]

Then compare with this, linked from OP post.....who won the war?   

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/higher-speed-rail-zips-through-illinois/6576?tag=header;header-sec

  Typical Yanks

[cem_devecioglu]

Then compare with this, linked from OP post.....who won the war?   

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/higher-speed-rail-zips-through-illinois/6576?tag=header;header-sec

who won the war?
 
Very good question...  Regardless of what japanese technology achieved,
 
on the other side of the ocean American citizens loose to capitalism..
 
from food industry to health industry to transportation they become the slaves.. and we are no different..
 
for the transportation subject Capitalism dont like good quality public/mass transport.. instead they want us to travel 1 person per 2 ton car relying on their parts , fuel and vice versa..
 
unfortunately , also in my country for 60-70 years the govts sleep deep (guess who supplied the sleep pills- car manifacturers- bus transport firms -they stopped every trial) .. Few years ago interestingly this religious govt started to build new fast roads       

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Then compare with this, linked from OP post.....who won the war?   

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/higher-speed-rail-zips-through-illinois/6576?tag=header;header-sec

Yes, the French, Germans, Japanese, Americans; they are all doing it having recognised the future for national, and international travel, is with the high speed train.

So, are we going to lag behind in Great Britain yet again; NO! NO! NO!

Speed to the future, go by British HS train!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Our railways are actualy very good and pretty well developed.

This is truely amazing when you consider they are 150+ years old and the restrictions this places on the rolling stock.

We have high speed, reliable and punctual services.

Germany, France, Japan etc effectively had to build new railways following the war and hence they are going to be better, ours was just 'patched'.

Maglev is a very ineffecient technology that uses loads of power hence why nobody else does it.

[cem_devecioglu]

Our railways are actualy very good and pretty well developed.

This is truely amazing when you consider they are 150+ years old and the restrictions this places on the rolling stock.

We have high speed, reliable and punctual services.

Germany, France, Japan etc effectively had to build new railways following the war and hence they are going to be better, ours was just 'patched'.

Maglev is a very ineffecient technology that uses loads of power hence why nobody else does it.

 
 
masterchef sleepy methinks!