We could have maglev trains traversing the country and doing speeds fast enough that people would have given up on flying.
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maglev still not reality for long distance at high speed anywhere. Japan’s effort to do this has had a lot of setbacks.
aug 30, 2025, 7:30 pm • 5 0 • view
The use case for maglev is difficult to make. Conventional rail is outstandingly efficient, and can be made quiet and smooth (quieter, apparently, than the TransRapid design). The track is a tiny fraction of the cost. Maglev works well for medium speed, like the autonomous Aichi Linimo.
aug 31, 2025, 1:00 pm • 2 0 • view
China has 3600 bullet trains and 175 000 kilometres of railways which is the largest on Earth and it's set to expand by another 40 000 kilometres in the next 5-10 years...
aug 30, 2025, 9:47 pm • 4 0 • view
… they’re not maglev.
aug 30, 2025, 10:13 pm • 4 0 • view
They are in fact bullet trains reaching speeds of up to 350kph with the Shanghai Maglev reaching speeds of 430kph...
aug 30, 2025, 10:23 pm • 3 0 • view
The Shanghai maglev is very short distance, 20 miles, it reaches max speed for moment before decelerating. Everything else is rolling stock.
aug 30, 2025, 10:45 pm • 5 0 • view
The airport line is essentially identical to the German TransRapid. It is currently limited to 300kph, which it reaches after approximately two minutes. The entire trip is eight minutes, so it spends approximately half its trip time at top speed.
aug 31, 2025, 2:43 am • 1 0 • view
Probably wouldn't hurt to google "Chinese bullet trains" and give yourself a crash course on the topic...
aug 30, 2025, 10:55 pm • 4 0 • view
That looks like a clip of the Japanese maglev to me
aug 31, 2025, 12:06 am • 1 0 • view
It probably is, but the GIF section doesn't have much choice...
aug 31, 2025, 12:30 am • 0 0 • view
DON'T BLINK ! 👀👀👀 . www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HcY...
aug 31, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view
Please understand the difference between maglev and high speed rail on tracks.
aug 30, 2025, 10:58 pm • 6 0 • view
Being condescending when you have no idea what you’re talking about is quite humorous, thanks for the laugh.
aug 30, 2025, 11:06 pm • 5 0 • view
The topic of the original post is high speed trains. It was you who narrowed the discussion down to only maglev buddy !!!
aug 31, 2025, 12:32 am • 2 0 • view
Funny how that works, please pay attention.
aug 31, 2025, 12:54 am • 0 0 • view
aug 31, 2025, 2:33 am • 1 0 • view
Plus it's overly expensive, Osaka to Tokyo is like the one place in the world where Maglevs would work
aug 30, 2025, 7:40 pm • 2 0 • view
I’m not even sure why they’re doing it, this is a relatively short route already served every 15 minutes by their fastest trains and not at full capacity.
aug 30, 2025, 8:11 pm • 0 0 • view
It's actually at capacity during peak hours and is overcapacity if you include the flights between the two cities
aug 30, 2025, 8:12 pm • 2 0 • view
Why? We can have traditional trains doing that. Proven technology and construction.
aug 30, 2025, 10:21 pm • 0 0 • view
China managed to build this shit in 3 years! The things we could do with a planned economy instead of making the lobbyists richer!
aug 31, 2025, 7:58 am • 1 0 • view
That's always the problem we put preserving a company's ability to make money over advancement in those fields
aug 31, 2025, 4:18 am • 1 0 • view