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Japanese maglev - fastest train on the planet (but not on rails)
Friday, 6 April 2007 - 1:12 AM SL Time |  | |
So the TGV was impressive, but this beauty is still the fastest having reached 581Kph (361 Mph).
However in the video it is doing `only` about 500 Kph. |
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MarkLevinson
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5 Apr 2007 18:39:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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I wonder how the braking system work on these things??
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Sritharan
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5 Apr 2007 19:22:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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Test runs of TGV and Shinkansen were conducted in the special laid tracks and running conditions.
In a commercial run, TGV has small edge over Japan's counter-part, since first one travels at 320km/h and second one is at 300km/h.
High speed traveling is limited by safety concerns, in fact you can run these trains at an ideal condition; but question surfaces how would you do it in a normal colder-snowy condition.
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Revy
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6 Apr 2007 01:25:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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High speed traveling is limited by safety concerns, in fact you can run these trains at an ideal condition; but question surfaces how would you do it in a normal colder-snowy condition.
Sri actually apart from safety they are more worried with cost, going over 320kph is not as cost effective. |
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