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Kawasaki Heavy Developing 350 kph Train
12 September 2008
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI) is developing a high speed train—the EfSET (Environmental friendly Super Express Train)—with a top speed of 350 kph (217 mpg). The current Shinkansen bullet train has a top speed of approximately 300 kph (186 mph).
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| Artist’s rendering of the EfSET. |
A new aerodynamic design will result in less vibration and noise. The train will use regenerative braking to improve its efficiency.
KHI plans to market the train globally. Over the next 20 years, worldwide deployment of high speed rail systems is expected to add 10,000 km of high-speed rail, according to the company.
Kawasaki Heavy is currently finalizing the concept design, and will complete the design process by the end of fiscal 2009 (March 2010).
China says that it is developing a bullet train for the 1,318-km (819-mile) Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway that will run at 380 kph (236 mph). (Earlier post.)
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This blog is so energy efficiency centered that even mph is changed to mpg :)
Posted by: jaros | September 12, 2008 at 02:50 AM
Any passenger trains at all would be welcome in the US. They could even be pulled by steam locomotives at 50 miles per hour. What actually are needed are car ferry trains like those that operate in the Chunnel. ..HG..
Posted by: Henry Gibson | September 12, 2008 at 09:32 AM
Why is 186mph a big deal when the Alstom/SNCF TGV already operates at 200mph and the new Alstom AGV can do 225mph?
If we really want trains in the US, 50 or even 100-150mph won't cut it. They need to be able to compete with planes if people are really going to use them here. The faster the better.
Posted by: Peter | September 12, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Whoops, sorry, I see the new trains 217. That's more like it!
Posted by: Peter | September 12, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Didn't we see a study only a few weeks ago. There's a certain distance over which people prefer car trips to planes.
It is a similar story for trains. There is a certain distances at which people prefer trains (city centre to city centre). Western Europe, Japan, Parts of China are good places to implement high speed trains.
There are plenty of places in the US that would benefit especially in the densely populated coastal areas.
Posted by: Andrew | September 12, 2008 at 11:21 PM