日本 Japan ; Linimo Maglev リニモ

[7olusegun]

The advantage of a Japanese maglev (to a German one) is that at low speeds, it runs on wheels & may be adapted to run on conventional rail tracks.

[sadhaklal]

whats the point of building expensive maglev if it runs slow?

[Rocketboy1950]

@sadhaklal It was built for an expo and fills a niche in a commuting service.

[CrispyFever]

4:22 =)

[bornslippy666]

I tried this train.

It was soooo smooth and silent.

You can actually feel when it floats before leaving the station too :P

Future ride

[jeffdarga100]

I'm surprised that announcements are in English as well as Japanese. 

[hautecontrre]

Toooooooooo slow :(((

[Rocketboy1950]

@hautecontrre Try the same trip by road :-((((((((

[hautecontrre]

@Rocketboy1950 Why road?

It can be LRT, BRT or Monorail instead of this superexpensive maglev.

$100 million per kilometer for this?!!

[Rocketboy1950]

@hautecontrre You have to consider why it was built. They did it to showcase Japanese technology for the World Expo.

[hautecontrre]

@Rocketboy1950 Yes, I know. But new technologies must prove their right for further development. Unfortunately, this is not good example of maglev technology.

[swordsman510]

@Rocketboy1950 I love the superspeed maglevs the most, i.e. Transrapid and JR Maglev. Those trains are really fast, efficient and reliable. To build a Transrapid maglev line costs the same as a High Speed train line or less.

[JMxVideos]

@hautecontrre this train is capable to take 600 km/h or more is slow because it´s a bad track the track have increases ,downs and turns

[matsv201]

@hautecontrre

Actually its was "only" $65M/km. Its quite a lot faster then it looks, its maximum of 100km/h and acceleration of about 1m/s^2, witch is about 30% more than a tram/subway/bus. The trip would take about twice the time with LRT/BRT or monorail.

The high price tag is because of the prototype nature, its include development cost, and its really unfair to count development cost on a short railway as this.

[hautecontrre]

@matsv201 Vielleicht

[LauAM80]

Let's go to the progress !

[88058083]

It's in Japan

[Viper007Bond]

What's the purpose of maglev at such low speeds when it costs much more? Okay, it's smoother, quieter, etc. but is that really worth the additional cost?

[Rocketboy1950]

I guess it's like a lot of expensive trials. We learn from the development of the technology and gain from the knowledge acquired along the way. I believe that this was built to showcase Japanese technology to the world at the Expo in 2005.

[artgoat]

Initial cost of a rail system is not the total cost. Most people aren't aware that rails degrade and wear out, especially on curves, so the entire rail system in the USA is periodically replaced (It's less of a problem with commuter rail because of the lower speeds and weights). It's expensive. Ties are constantly being replaced. Maintaining the Shinkansan and TGV is hugely labor intensive.

This is a demonstration system, built partly for testing. Even so, 100kph isn't terribly slow.

[sideslide23]

there a slight rumors that Honolulu will have this Maglev, if they do, they should try to have it go across the ocean to the next nearest island.

[Rocketboy1950]

Yeah, that oughta work a treat :-)

[hornetpalooza]

Every nation should aspire to become just half as techie as Japan. Sweet ride.

[TheRealDj2quick]

i agree. its disappointing that the us is still stuck on such lame technologies.

[mibars]

Wow... Everything is soo clean and "sterile" that first what i thought is that is maglev simulator... Ideally straight barriers, track, everything...

[HiAdrian]

Japan is a life simulation.

[GlobeNinja]

fake! lol jokes

[mbrown187]

Looks like it has a BBQ so the driver can grill up some dogs if he feel's like it :D

[Rocketboy1950]

What driver ?

[QueenSayuri]

Actually RocketBoy everyone here is right. it's not such a bad thing to accept that it needs wheels now is it?

"One potential drawback in using the EDS system is that maglev trains must roll on rubber tires until they reach a liftoff speed of about 62 mph (100 kph). Japanese engineers say the wheels are an advantage if a power failure caused a shutdown of the system. Germany's Transrapid train is equipped with an emergency battery power supply."

[Rocketboy1950]

The Linimo has a TOP speed of around 100kph but does not run faster than about 60 as I observed. Again IT DOES NOT HAVE WHEELS. It has seperate motors for levitation and propulsion. Skids are provided for sudden loss of power and for sitting on when at rest.

The HSST system DOES NOT need wheels. Google HSST technology then eat a large slice of humble pie.

[zyoidburg]

lovely concept may not suit a melbourne or sydney street design if a idea on how to improve transportation occured.

Would cost heaps.

[gertgertgert18]

0:30 maglev metro in japen

[ilegalsheepbutcher]

dude.. thats a monorail, not a maglev, a maglev doesn't have wheels

[Rocketboy1950]

"dude" it's a ### maglev, it doesn't have wheels.

Possibly why it's called the Linimo MAGLEV

Google it.

[artgoat]

Also known as the HSST100. It uses a different technology than TransRapid, and doesn't require wiring in the track.

[JUKIO01]

it does have wheels, but when it gets to a certain speed, the wheels contract just like in an airplane, then the train is levitating

[pontus515]

Dude, its not even a rail... Not a rail that you can use wheels on.

[JUKIO01]

maglev does have wheels, in the beginning they use wheels, when they get to a certain speed, the wheels contract, them the ttrain leviates

[NaterGaterTheSkater7]

yeah, and when they come in to stop at the station they go down

[Rocketboy1950]

Get this through your thick heads, THERE ARE NO WHEELS ! They can levitate whilst stationary.

[mibars]

Japanese maglev (Chūō Shinkansen) do, german one don't - diffrent technology. It seems that this low-speed Linimo Maglev is made in similar way to german one - to make it able to levitate at low and zero speed.

[Wavetalon]

How fast does the train go?

[Rocketboy1950]

I would say it only runs at about 35mph/60km/h

It's simply a commuter service.

[artgoat]

HSST100 rated top speed is 125kph. It's usually operated much below that.

[Chiodosrox247]

i remember i used to ride that all the time. it was pretty cool.

[ebrighton]

Include some shots inside the train next time, showing how people sit, move around, noise issues, etc. - many tx

[duckjock]

Thanks for the very smooth, professional footage! Fantastic!

[Rocketboy1950]

I can't begin to tell you how much my wrists ache trying to hold the camera hard against the glass....next year I'm taking a tripod ! Some of the footage is a little shaky, it can only get better.

[angus987]

amazing train line, I was wondering if it was a train or a roller coaster at some points.

[Taitset]

Facinating video. Thank you!

[pflo777]

the switching rocks!

Do they plan to extend the line?

[Rocketboy1950]

NO, its primary purpose was to serve the Expo in Nagoya in 2006.

[trainluvr]

2005, I was there. Its a bit disappointing the speed is not greater.

[s7rugg1e]

i used to work in minamiibaraki in osaka, one of the monorail stops. the monorail is a nice ride.

[Rocketboy1950]

Wait until you see the Osaka monorail.