•By Tiffany Albertson

-magnetic levitation.
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 Maglev trains
• A few countries • Traveling at
are using speeds of up to
powerful 310 mph (500
electromagnets kph), maglev
trains could
to develop high- begin
speed trains, connecting
called maglev distant cities in
trains. a few years.

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 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.

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 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.

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 Advantages?
• Well it sounds • The primary
high-tech, a advantage is
floating train, maintenance.
they do offer
certain benefits
over
conventional
steel rail on
steel wheel
railways.
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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 Advantages? Con’t
• The final • i.e. 500km/h or
advantage is 300mph.
speed. • Although this
• As a result of is possible
the three with
previous listed conventional
it is more viable rail it is not
for maglev economically
trains to travel viable.
extremely fast
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 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.

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 Advantages? Con’t
• Also greater • O.k I mean it
gradients now this was
would be the last one.
applicable.

•The end

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