Trans-Atlantic MagLev -- A Magnetically Levitated Vacuum Tube Train


	Trans-Atlantic MagLev -- A Magnetically Levitated Vacuum Tube Train
rj3sp
7-4-2008 10:07 AM
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maglev, trans atlantic, train, vactrain, transport, future, technology
rj3sp says:
A Maglev train floats about 10mm above the guidway on a magnetic field and is propelled by the guidway itself rather than an onboard engine by changing magnetic fields. An exotic proposal based upon this principle is the Trans Atlantic vactrain: a Maglev train in a long near-vacuum tube with speeds that allow less than one hour travel times between New York and London.
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