25,000 hp 356mph train! [Archive] - The mkiv Supra Owners Club

IanK

03-04-07, 13:05

unfortunately it's french ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6521295.stm

Ian W

03-04-07, 13:22

unfortunately it's french ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6521295.stm

I think what you meant to say was, 'fortunately it's french'.

can you imagine the carnage if that thing was to be let loose on our sorry excuse for a rail system?? :eek:

Havard

03-04-07, 13:26

Wow!! I bet that thing goes like a......................erm'....train!!:D

Not sure if I'd like to go that fast on one though. When things go wrong, they will go very wrong indeed..!!

H.

edd_t

03-04-07, 13:29

id take my chances to cut down my 2 hours a day on a train.

tbourner

03-04-07, 13:35

Here's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuSrLvCVoVk) the Maglev vid.
I saw a programme about an idea for a vacuum tube at the bottom of the Atlantic as well, magnetic train inside, with the vacuum could effectively reach several thousand mph!!!! London-New York in an hour and a half!!! I could get a job in NY and commute! :D

Wez

03-04-07, 13:37

Here's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuSrLvCVoVk) the Maglev vid.
I saw a programme about an idea for a vacuum tube at the bottom of the Atlantic as well, magnetic train inside, with the vacuum could effectively reach several thousand mph!!!! London-New York in an hour and a half!!! I could get a job in NY and commute! :D

I saw that prog as well, they even planned for a sub crashing into it :blink:

penguin

03-04-07, 13:55

Here's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuSrLvCVoVk) the Maglev vid.
I saw a programme about an idea for a vacuum tube at the bottom of the Atlantic as well, magnetic train inside, with the vacuum could effectively reach several thousand mph!!!! London-New York in an hour and a half!!! I could get a job in NY and commute! :D

:blink: i can see that being reality in the future :D