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A Train That Hits 1,000 kmph? Well, That’s What China Is Aiming At
Swarajya Staff
Oct 13, 2018, 07:54 AM | Updated 07:54 AM IST
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A scale model of a new high-speed train that is expected to travel at 1,000 kmph has been unveiled by China, as reported by the state-run media on Friday (October 12). China currently operates bullet trains which have a maximum speed of 350 kmph. They have also been researching on building new high-speed bullet trains and the next generation magnetic-levitation trains.
The scale model was exhibited on Wednesday (October 10) at the 2018 National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week in Chengdu, southwest Sichuan province. The train dubbed as”T-Flight” has been developed by the State-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) since 2015 and will use an integrated, light and heat-proof cabin that is 29.2 meters long and three meters wide, as reported by FE.
Wang Yan, an official at CASIC’s Magnetic Levitation and Electromagnetic Propulsion Department, was quoted saying that the train will float 100 millimetres above the ground due to a close-to-vacuum railway environment and magnetic levitation technology.
“The train will slowly accelerate to 1,000 km an hour,” said Wang, noting that the passengers will be safe and feel comfortable, he said.
The exhibit of the flight train shows that China is keeping up with their US counterparts in the respective field, according to Sun Zhang, a railway expert and professor at Shanghai Tongji University.
US-based companies like Hyperloop Transportation Technologies are testing high-speed technology which will exceed 1,000 kmph.
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