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Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by Feraz(m): 2:56pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
A Japanese maglev bullet train owned by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) made history last week by hitting a top speed of 590 k/h (366 mph) on a test run through the Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan. Source I wonder why Japan will reduce the speed to 500km/h. . . Do they not want people experiencing the designed speed of the train? I would like to see China achieve the above. A country which its tech was considered inferior. . .funny how things change. Somewhere down the line, scramjets are being developed which can take one from Tokyo to London in approx. 1hr. 30 mins.; Elon Musk's Hyperloop sounds interesting. Meanwhile, somewhere in Africa, an oaf is threatening to kill 14 more Gambians and asking foreigners to go back or be killed, two parties are at each other's throats, two tribes insulting one another, nomads killing some, BH doing what they know to do. . . 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by mhizpeaarl(f): 2:59pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
Great china.. Really good dou |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by bigiyaro(m): 3:22pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
pls whats d top speed of our best n latest trains in naija? |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by emorse(m): 3:29pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
bigiyaro: *clears throat* You see, I cannot categorically give you this information because I don't know the one my oga at the top will use. But if you insist, it is 500.. *clears throat* Daz all. 1 Like |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by ramdris(m): 3:37pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
This is what we are talking about and not some abandoned train GEJ wasted our money on yet had the audacity to term it "transformation". 1 Like |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by bigiyaro(m): 3:38pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
emorse:u mean 500 kph? Haba! Dats too slow, why not make it 1k kph |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by Feraz(m): 12:19am On Apr 22, 2015 |
ramdris:Definitely but can your country afford such? Is Nigeria rich enough? Also factor in the training we are to go through for maintaining these facilities because you cannot build such without having a well-equipped workforce to maintain tech like this; what about our epileptic power supply? It has been estimated to cost $50m - $100m per km. If you were told to pay close to Japan is still planning to build one which would become operational in 2027 and it is to cost $82B. In fact, read below: The Shanghai maglev demonstration line cost US$1.2 billion to build. This total includes capital costs such as right-of-way clearing, extensive pile driving, on-site guideway manufacturing, in-situ pier construction at 25 metre intervals, a maintenance facility and vehicle yard, several switches, two stations, operations and control systems, power feed system, cables and inverters, and operational training. Ridership is not a primary focus of this demonstration line, since the Longyang Road station is on the eastern outskirts of Shanghai. Once the line is extended to South Shanghai Train station and Hongqiao Airport station, ridership was expected to cover operation and maintenance costs and generate significant net revenue.(Source is Wikipedia). Also consider this: The Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線?) is a planned Japanese maglev line designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Its initial planned route is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station in Nagoya, with stations in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Kofu, Yamanashi, and Nakatsugawa, Gifu, as well as an as-yet undetermined location in Nagano Prefecture. The line is expected to connect Tokyo and Nagoya in 40 minutes, and eventually Tokyo and Osaka in 67 minutes, running at a maximum speed of 505 km/h (314 mph). About 90% of the 286-kilometre (178 mi) line will be built underground or through tunnels.BTW, the true record is 603km/h as it beat its own record of 590km/h which was last week. 1 Like |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by ramdris(m): 6:19am On Apr 22, 2015 |
Feraz:It's pple like u that are making nairaland informative and interesting. Thanks for a brilliant response. May u continue to grow in wisdom and knowledge, however I still personally feel those GEJ train are too far beyond behind to be use in this century. One love! 1 Like |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by xdos(m): 7:58am On Apr 22, 2015 |
[Quote] I wonder why Japan will reduce the speed to 500km/h. . . Do they not want people experiencing the designed speed of the train? I would like to see China achieve the above. A country which its tech was considered inferior. . .funny how things change. Somewhere down the line, scramjets are being developed which can take one from Tokyo to London in approx. 1hr. 30 mins.; Elon Musk's Hyperloop sounds interesting. Meanwhile, somewhere in Africa, an oaf is threatening to kill 14 more Gambians and asking foreigners to go back or be killed, two parties are at each other's throats, two tribes insulting one another, nomads killing some, BH doing what they know to do. . .[/quote] The truth is dat we don't practice Engineering in this country. What we do in this part of the country is maintenance. How many functional research centres do we have in this country? Sometimes I ask myself this question... is d black race cursed? All that comes into our head is violence... hate for one another.. We don't want to c d other man prosper... Travel outside this country, checkout black dominated areas, there is always violence... This is crazy... As for those speed trains, am not sure I'll want to try that... |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by Feraz(m): 9:03am On Apr 22, 2015 |
ramdris:Thanks. Those rail tracks cannot just be removed because it is going to be expensive, besides, we can still use them for cargoes. If past governments had done something, we will not be where we are and this draws us to the problem we have - lack of maintenance and that scornful way of looking at what past administrations have done, maybe because we do not want people singing their names and saying you are building on what they started. xdos:Even the maintenance, do we practice it well? We have this mentality of 'Abeg, na my property? Anyhow wee I do am, make them collect afterall I go still get my money'. I do not believe the black race is cursed, I only know we have not had a leader who can harness our diversities to create a strong nation under which every region will say - Yes!! He is the chosen one!. I'd love to try those speed trains oh (nothing feels like feeling you're a little bit like Flash or Minato ). 1 Like |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by Feraz(m): 9:49am On Apr 22, 2015 |
CC: Ishilove, Obinoscopy, Lalasticlala |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by xdos(m): 9:55am On Apr 22, 2015 |
Feraz:Talking abt the black race cursed, am really not talking about Nigeria alone... Last time in the US, most of the time I took a drive to downtown Albany, there was always gunshots... Downtown Albany is dominated by blacks... One time I took a drive with my Italian friend to Newark, that guy was never at peace until we left.. Am not saying all the blacks there are violent oh.. but mehn.. The state of our universities is nothing to write home about. I remember then, the only time they get to open the labs are when the NUC comes around. Even our lecturers dont know how to practicalize what they teach.. Brains are wasting in those places.. |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by Feraz(m): 10:05am On Apr 22, 2015 |
xdos:Honestly, it is tiring. Look at the recent cases of migrants - how many died only because they are trying to seek better life? Others going there threw another just cos their religions do not align. You wonder what the govt. of those nations are doing? You ask, where did we get it wrong? The bolded, are you serious about the above? |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by xdos(m): 10:47am On Apr 22, 2015 |
Feraz:Ofcourse I am very serious... Our labs are ill equipped and dat is why we've got lots of brain drain.... Our people are very intelligent and that is why when they study outside, they make the best results. I mean in 2015, there are things Nigeria as a country should not be depending on other countries for.. We have the brains... We have what it takes to move this country forward. The govt should equip our Universities.. Have our labs equipped and lecturers trained else our graduates will keep depending on them for survival. |
Re: Japan's Maglev Bullet Train Breaks 12-year Speed Record by Feraz(m): 9:15pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
xdos:So if it is closed, how are students supposed to learn and do basic experiments then? I think it is time govt. starts going undercover to various agencies to see how efficient they are. Ishilove |
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