Thread: Electromagnetic rail

Hey i have read in one of the encyclopedias that there trains which run due to electromagnetic tracks. Tracks are electromagnetic and trains have magnetic wheels and their opposite charge make the train move due to repulsion.
Is there any such rail system.

yep, The Japanese have doen it, it's called the maglev train or magnetic levatation train

I wonder how they could produce that high power to magnetize the tracks.
Could you post a link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_levitation_train

Thanks a lot. :P

yaa all yhe bullet trains run on electromagnetic tracks, it is being implemented in india between mumbai and ahmedabad, they exceed a speend of 300km/hr..

All the pictures so far I have seen of trains running in India show passengers clinging to the outside of the train, and squatting on the rooftops, I can't wait to see pictures of this at 200 MPH!!!

megabrain, honestly, sometimes you are as bad as Zelos, it would be a good sight though

Originally Posted by Nevyn

megabrain, honestly, sometimes you are as bad as Zelos, it would be a good sight though

If I thought I was 'as bad as zelos' I'd self terminate without a moment's hesitation!