•By Tiffany Albertson

-magnetic levitation.
 Maglev trains
• A few countries • Traveling at
are using speeds of up to
310 mph (500
powerful kph), maglev
electromagnets trains could
to develop high- begin connecting
speed trains, distant cities in a
called maglev few years.
trains.
 How it works.
• A maglev train • It is propelled
floats about by the guide
10mm above way itself rather
the guide way than an onboard
on a magnetic engine by
field. changing
magnetic fields.
 How it works con’t
• Once the train • The Electro-
is pulled into magnets run the
the next length of the
section the guide way.
magnetism
switches so
that the train is
pulled on again.
 Advantages?
• Well it sounds • The primary
high-tech, a advantage is
floating train,
they do offer maintenance.
certain benefits
over
conventional
steel rail on steel
wheel railways.
 Advantages? Con’t
• Because the • As a result
train floats there are no
along there is components
no contact that would
with the
ground and wear out.
therefore no
need for any
moving parts.
 Advantages? Con’t
• In theory, this • The second
means, trains advantage is
and track that because
would need no
maglev trains
maintenance
at all. float, there is
no friction.
• Note that
there is still
air resistance.
 Advantages? Con’t
• A third • However
advantage is noise due to
less noise. air
• Because there disturbance
are no wheels still occurs
running along while the train
there is no is in motion.
wheel noise.
 Advantages? Con’t
• The final • i.e. 500km/h or
advantage is 300mph.
speed. • Although this
• As a result of the is possible
three previous with
listed it is more conventional
viable for maglev rail it is not
trains to travel economically
extremely fast viable.
 Advantages? Con’t
• Ah-ha tricked ya! • E.g. after stations
There is one and going uphill,
more advantage. Which would mean
• Another a maglev could
advantage is that get up to 300kmh
the guide way (186mph) in only
can be made a 5km where
lot thicker in currently takes
places. 18km.
 Advantages? Con’t
• Also greater • O.k I mean it
gradients now this was
would be the last one.
applicable.

•The end