[QUOTE=Uncle Bourbon;33932426]still using diesel locomotives it seems. a bullet train would require new tracks so i kind of understand why they don't have those, but replacing the old diesel locomotives with electric ones would be a good idea.[/QUOTE]
The first thing I thought is how the us in the UK still have diesel trains despite rail travel here being a popular mode of transport, other than the price.
I sat on the CRH380 from Beijing to Shanghai. Sure was a new experience travelling 300+ km/h over land. But I honestly prefer the airplane.
I actually don't have any fond memories of the trip since I was travelling bottom class, which got me jammed together with what I think was a lot of students. 50 people sharing 1 toilet is not cool.
Oh fuck, I just realised this isn't a maglev. 500km/h on rail is impressive as fuck.
[QUOTE=ijyt;33932749]Oh fuck, I just realised this isn't a maglev. 500km/h on rail is impressive as fuck.[/QUOTE]
Meh, the French did 574km/h with the TGV on rail. I guess they were looking for a faster way to retreat.
Where's the penny on the track!
[QUOTE=Firewarrior;33932981]Meh, the French did 574km/h with the TGV on rail. I guess they were looking for a faster way to retreat.[/QUOTE]
Except the French did it with a modified TGV with bigger wheels and shit.
[QUOTE=Uncle Bourbon;33932994]Except the French did it with a modified TGV with bigger wheels and shit.[/QUOTE]
True, but this was a test too, even if it was with one that could be used in the future.
[QUOTE=Firewarrior;33932981]Meh, the French did 574km/h with the TGV on rail. I guess they were looking for a faster way to retreat.[/QUOTE]
It's going to absolutely wreck the rails though. Building something is one thing, maintaining it is another. When you hit such speeds, the maintenance costs are going to be very high. I doubt china is going to take care of their rails. Hell, i'm not even sure regular HSR tracks could handle such speeds over a prolonged period of time.
I hope this works out for them, but it's going to take a lot of effort.
[QUOTE=Ogris;33933116]It's going to absolutely wreck the rails though. Building something is one thing, maintaining it is another. When you hit such speeds, the maintenance costs are going to be very high. I doubt china is going to take care of their rails. Hell, i'm not even sure regular HSR tracks could handle such speeds over a prolonged period of time.
I hope this works out for them, but it's going to take a lot of effort.[/QUOTE]
I think another problem will be the general quality of the rails, they probably try to produce them at a very low cost.
China will soon be seeing a huge wave of kid vomit.
[QUOTE=Nikota;33932371]I'm honestly so fucking pissed that the florida Governor refused funds that were already existing and in place to build bullet trains.[/QUOTE]
Same with Scott Walker; he claims that it was unneccesary spending from the government, so he declined.
They gave the money to California.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33932376]Yeah, I noticed USA is pretty far behind with transports. Still using the old trains?[/QUOTE]
Yes, USA is far behind with passenger travel over rails. With that being said we have a vast and very maintainable network of cargo transport using rails. It is also much cheaper to build an airport and use our very competitive and efficient airline market to our advantage. Where we lack in train tech we excel in plane tech.
[video=youtube;Z7UfK2d_94Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Z7UfK2d_94Y[/video]
China right here.
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