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Title: Maglev
Post by: DD1975 on May 09, 2012, 21:31:36 PM

Is Maglev about to come of age at last?

A nice little article on this here:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120504-the-floating-future-of-trains (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120504-the-floating-future-of-trains)

Title: Re: Maglev
Post by: Data on May 09, 2012, 21:46:16 PM

That's a shame, all I'm getting is:

We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK...

Title: Re: Maglev
Post by: DD1975 on May 09, 2012, 22:00:16 PM

LOL, now that's amusing as it's a BBC article!!!!

Go to the BBC news home page scroll down the page until you see " From BBC Future"

DD

Title: Re: Maglev
Post by: DD1975 on September 01, 2013, 10:48:09 AM

The Japanese are moving ahead with the Superfast Maglev train:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23887070 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23887070)

Title: Re: Maglev
Post by: sybershot on September 02, 2013, 00:31:50 AM

Japan has a major nuke reactor problem atm, and there people are dying yet there putting money into a train :o

Title: Re: Maglev
Post by: Snowcrash on September 02, 2013, 07:18:21 AM

With brown out's 'cos they haven't got enough electricity due to turning off the other reactors.

Though I think they maybe back on now.

Title: Re: Maglev
Post by: DD1975 on September 02, 2013, 18:56:03 PM

Maybe they decided that the bullet train isn't quick enough to get through the radioactive zone? :scratch-head:

Datahopa

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