LEVITATION LINE-UP 1974

With a concensus emerging that puts the upper limit of rail speeds at 300 km/h for economic and commercial rather that strictly technical reasons, there has recently been a considerable re-grouping and consolidation of research effort into tracked levitated transport aimed at meeting the need for movement between cities up to 1 500 km apart at maximum speeds of around 500 km/h. Most notable has been the decline of air-cushions in favour of magnetic levitation.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 377
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; High speed vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems; Magnetic levitation
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; High speed ground vehicles
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072857
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1975 12:00AM