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Hyperloop and maglev are no real challenge to High Speed Rail (?) by David Shirres, 08 Apr 2021 Those promoting Hyperloop and maglev have yet to demonstrate that they have addressed all safety, engineering, operational and economic aspects. It is unlikely that they ever will. Hence modern railways ...

An ambitious plan to take overnight services through the Channel tunnel reflects a growing interest in suchforms of travel It is being hailed as the latest evidence of a new dawn for the European sleeper train. Citing changes in attitude wrought by the two crises of the climate emergency and the Co...

The following text is a summary of key statements from a Japanese text in the Nikkan Sports Shimbun. https://www.nikkansports.com/general/column/jigokumimi/news/202104090000087.html Accessed: 2021-04-09 リニア中央新幹線有識者会議　国交省お粗末の限り／政界地獄耳 Title Translation: Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Trans...

What will change with the opening of the new linear line between Shinagawa and Nagoya in 40 minutes The "Future with Linear Maglev" project was conducted by the JR Tokai company from February 20 to April 24, 2020. An 8-page booklet was created by selecting 30 works from more than 10,000 t...

This is an info about a German-language YouTube film and radio interview about the Transrapid. Dies ist eine Info zu einem deutschsprachigen YouTube Film und RadioInterview zum Thema Transrapid. https://chris-vision.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sascha-Pallenberg-Cover-breit-1024x341.jpg Accessed:...

Up to 1600 wheels will be inspected by the summer. GERMAN Rail (DB) has discovered abnormalities in some wheelsets in use in its new ICE4 fleet. The problem was identified during routine ultrasonic testing of wheelsets as part of the trains’ maintenance regime. All the defects found are reportedly ...

Translated form Japanese: Shizuoka Prefecture has recently renewed its website with information on the problem of reduced flow of the Oi River due to the construction of the Central Linear Shinkansen Line. In addition to releasing a new video explaining the geological structure of the Minami-Alps, [...

Did the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism improperly alter the documentation of meetings? Did the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) add text to the documentation of an expert meeting on the construction of the Shinkansen Central Line in Shizuoka Pr...

English translation: Hello dear friends of Maglev, as you may already know, the planned "Transrapid Museum" is - once again - far away from realization due to the cancellation by the municipality of Lathen. Instead, an association is to be founded now, which processes the history of the T...

A new high-speed maglev train capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers per hour could be introduced to Hong Kong once it is operational, says the Beijing transport ministry. [...] The train is still a prototype and could be operational in three to 10 years, the ministry said. Wang Zhiqing, vice...

The planned investment of 430,000,000,000 Yen in the Linear Project in fiscal 2021

= 3,906,120,000 US$ or
= 3,307,479,970 Euro or
= 297,803,439,509 Rubels (Russia)

Calcuclation (2021-04-06).

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JR Tokai has announced its priority measures and related capital investment plan for FY2021. The consolidated capital investment amount is 748 billion yen, with 430 billion yen to be invested in the Linear Central Shinkansen project. https://www.traicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0444.jpeg So...

Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Richard Stephan, the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) developed the MagLev-Cobra system for use in urban transportation, especially for South American metropolises, starting in 2014. On a 200-meter [124-foot] track on the university campus, equipped with NdFeB per...

Federal Railroad Administration and the Maryland Department of Transportation are conducting virtual public hearings As part of the statutorily mandated National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maryland Department of Transportation are conducting virtual public...

Dr. Seppo Hauta-Aho from Finland has written a dissertation on new methods in guideway construction, including for the Transrapid system, under the title: "Guidance beam manufacturing method for maglev and high-speed train application": The English-language dissertation can be downloaded f...

Static and Dynamic Modeling of the Electromagnets of the Maglev Vehicle Transrapid At the University of Stuttgart, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Peter Eberhard, a new approach for modeling electromagnets of the Transrapid maglev train is being investigated with the aim of effectively and efficie...

Activities for an eventual reactivation of the Transrapid test facility Emsland, Germany The company IABG, which manages the Transrapid Test Facility Emsland (TVE) in Germany, has confirmed initial talks with the Chinese railroad group CRRC aimed at resuming test operations at the track for new Chi...

Article by Wouter van Gessel Is the European Year of Railways the breakthrough of magnetic levitation trains in Europe? Is het Europese jaar van het spoor de doorbraak van magneetzweeftreinen in Europa? https://i0.wp.com/www.maglevboard.net/images/Newsletter/2021_no_3_Newsletter/88413-Archiv-2016090...

Prof. Dr. Antonio C. Ferreira is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received the degrees of E.E. (1987) and M.Sc. (1991) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Ph.D. from the Univer...

Prof. Zhang is a senior researcher of the Research Center for Super-High-Speed Evacuated Tube Maglev Transport, Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) and a state-appointed expert. He has received the Special Government Allowances from the State Council and grants from the National Science Fund for ...

Prof. Dr. Zigang Deng is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Traction Power (TPL), SWJTU, Chengdu, China. Prof. Deng received the B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), Chengdu, China, in 2004 and the Ph.D. degree in Transportation Engineering from ...