Question:
No Rails, No wheels for wagons
Friction Drive wheels for Engine only
On Air bearing NOT on Magnet
500 GRT MonoRail 600 kmph 800 Pass
12,000 hp 80 Lit Volume Andy Engine
Fare $ 1/100 km GL Track
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how to go to kanyakumari from katpadi by train, maybe via nagerkoil?
...good for you. did you think about the enormous air compressors required to lift that thing?Does Amtrak have electricity in the train?
It's already been done. They're called "cargo planes", used most often by Fed Ex, UPS and DHL. They just haven't figured out how to couple them up yet, and they do use wheels for take-off and landing.What Steam Train is better Flying Scotsman or The City of Turo?
Where is the question here?Id crap my self!
good thinking!
i remember reading something about this... if my memory serves me well, it's future-tech.
Will the new Cross Country franchise increase overcrowding?
the only problem with air-bearings (air cushions actually) is that level ground is required, and they are still prone to vagaries of weather. without ground-friction, or protection from horizontal wind, there's a good chance they can get easily blown off their set trajectory. a counter system to keep them on track would double their weight...
if im traveling from gloucester to oxford..where do i have to change on the trains?
in theory, if they had a tracking similar to a mag-lev, but shielded, they could run inside these tunnel like tracks at incredible speeds...
to anyone working with freight trains: how often do you encounter train hoppers?
very exciting... but it's still way in the future...
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