Investigating The Futuristic Vision Of Magnetic Levitation | Power: High-Speed Trains | Spark

Railways deliver the power to move people, freight, armies, and raw materials. They also have the technology to do it fast. In this episode we investigate the high speed trains that link cities, the futuristic visions of magnetic levitation and pods, and tell the story of engineering marvels from the longest train to a miniature wonderland.
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[@bearowen5480]

Love your train videos which are very informative and interesting even to a confirmed train buff like myself. I've subscribed to the Spark Channel and look forward to many more intriguing documentaries on the subjects of railroads and advancing high speed passenger train technology. in the interests of accuracy I feel compelled to point out that "maglev" trains do not rely on "magnetic attraction" to suspend the vehicles vertically above the underlying surface, or to guide and center the train between the walls of the maglev channel horizontally as asserted in your narration. On the contrary, the property of "magnetic repulsion" is harnessed for those two essential functions necessary to both suspend and guide the train. Rapidly alternating magnetic attraction and repulsion are both used to push/pull the train by the principle of linear motor propulsion.

[@Num22Komachi]

H5 is based on Fastech360S, the latest model of 700 Series is N700S Considering the time of making this documentary, N700A was the latest model at that time (If earlier than 7Jan2020). Shinkansen systems of Tokyo-to-West and Tokyo-to-East are separated, also the train development due to different criteria.

[@andreeaselgaardjensen5086]

Thanks for posting documentaries! All the best from Romania!

[@peripheralvisionarymedia2817]

This is such a great video! Not sold on the viability of hyperloop at all, but trains in general are amazing feats of engineering that exemplify human ingenuity. 🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋

[@samsunglg6671]

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[@bluesail4160]

1:15 As Jeremy Clarkson once said "Speed and Power".

[@bassereric]

Title: Fastest train in the world. Video: goes on and on about all kinds of train, from HSR to diesel engine to metro trains. A more suitable title would be: how are trains powered.

[@jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti]

Actually it should be: A brief history of Trains.

[@Zichoe]

If u don't know who Spark is now u know

[@bassereric]

@@Zichoe I've only watched their aviation documentaries before. And those were not click baits. I guess it's harder to click bit aviation titles.

[@Zichoe]

@@bassereric they've made a video that the title and thumbnail clearly shows "unstoppable aircraft carrier" but tell the history of warship instead

[@bassereric]

@@Zichoe eh, that’s marine, not aviation

[@shivamtrivedi1684]

Love ur channel 🤩

[@TheTalkWatcher]

When was this video produced? China has not surpassed Japan in total ridership in 2021? This video must be old.

[@bassereric]

I don't think they will make the latest documentary free. It showed the Chang'sha Maglev line that entered service in 2016, so sometime between 2016 and 2020.

[@ayumiyamaguchi3773]

@@bassereric also the fact Germany or I forgot made it first and then China “let’s say china”

[@309fa2]

No they don't

[@andreleibbrandt7532]

Riveting show as per the norm! Thank you guys and girls for this. I absolutely love the shows you put out there for us!

[@Racko.]

Meanwhile in the US. The Airlines and Autoindustry encourage governments to not fund and invest in High speed rail because it will be a "threat" to the cars and planes in the US Leaving their Passenger rail in DUST

[@anincompetentmoron8497]

trains are communist >:(

[@sterlingodeaghaidh5086]

Noone believes that, not even the "Conservative" people, the arguments are more about money, the government doesn't want to spend money on jackshit except what they think is important. Mostly because it would cost more money per mile than it does anywhere else in the world to build the infrastructure necessary.

[@anincompetentmoron8497]

@@sterlingodeaghaidh5086 uhh military budget, anybody?

[@sterlingodeaghaidh5086]

@@anincompetentmoron8497 Try also looking at how much those politicians get paid. They can vote to give them selves a raise too.

[@anincompetentmoron8497]

@@sterlingodeaghaidh5086 oh shoot that's broken

[@Worldkovil]

great

[@lovedfriend2020]

I love they showed Disney world in FL and talked about another mono rail lol

[@nhr3107]

Love Shinkansen! Love Japan!

[@fengchang4788]

Until the end of 2020, China has 39,415 kilometers of high-speed rail in operation. It accounts for more than two-thirds of the global high-speed rail mileage.

[@iteerrex8166]

Trains are a very cool topic, so don't pollute it with the vacuum tube stupidity.

[@MrJupats]

Horse carriages are a very cool topic, so don't pollute it with the trains stupidity.

[@iteerrex8166]

@@MrJupats Just read up on the logistics of building running and maintaining a vacuum tube, then you'll know what I'm talking about.

[@shubhampawaskar6443]

@@iteerrex8166 don't bother with Melon Husk fans

[@justbraks]

37:34 why does the bottom of the smoke look like the map of France?😂

[@Tiger1x1]

I was expecting some documtry based channel to make a video on trains i was tired of searching after watching an episode on shinkansen bt ther was no authenticity.

[@guillermoplatero1891]

is art it is what it is

[@ericliume]

Why did you use footage of Shanghai Maglev and Chinese Hexiehao HST while explaining Japanese trains? So weird.

[@humanbeing1675]

..and not mentioning who developed the Transrapid and from whom the Chinese purchased it.

[@tritium1998]

@@humanbeing1675 The Chinese developed it with Transrapid and Siemens, and their versions are faster although surpassed by newer Chinese stuff anyway.

[@pahatpahat9566]

In US, they plied up the the number of locomotives to operate train to over 5 km in length wonder if the freight trains could maintain speed of 350 km per hour over long distances. Although China had experimented with such a unit with capacity of 1,500 tons equivalent to average weight of 100 TEUs which is about the capacity of most EU freight trains at the moment but incomparable to the freight trains that transverse the North America continent. At 350 kmph, it looks like air freight won't compete across the Eurasian landmass! What an impact to all those countries located within the landmass!!!

[@TackyJhudiel3]

Oh wow I forgot this was uploaded today.

[@Rubio.jacob559]

We barely have freeways😂😂😂😂😂

[@themittonmethod1243]

Driverless light rail has been in place in Vancouver, Canada since 1986... not a new technology at all! ... and they peak at 80km/h!

[@alexmcintyre8229]

Speaking of Vancouver I think that the stock footage of the tunnel at 4:05 is the tunnel on the Evergreen extension of the Millennium Line in Vancouver. You can tell it's the skytrain because of the LIM magnet in the middle of the running rails & sound from the stock footage is the sound of the skytrain.

[@hurecthitari9037]

I’ve been in the Chinese subway train it’s like an airplane

[@dundonrl]

But much MUCH slower!

[@bassereric]

@@dundonrl r U sure? How fast do you think subway trains run? Most of the subway/metro/underground railways in the world run at a maximum speed of 60-80km/h. China has multiple lines that run at 120-160 km/h. For example the Guangzhou Metro Line 3 and Beijing Daxing Airport Line.

[@dundonrl]

@@bassereric Your average commercial aircraft flies well over 500 mph (830 kph), so yeah.. MUCH slower!

[@bassereric]

@@dundonrl I see. I misunderstood your meaning. I thought you meant in comparison to other subways.

[@shivamtrivedi1684]

Not the first one 😂 because you tube takes time to add views 😜

[@Jtyoutube2467]

I tried to drive that train on a game on Xbox on Train simulator by it was hard to understand.

[@Gyroglle]

"Wuppertal Schwebebahn" hmm not bad, maybe this guy studied his German "Schuwewwe Gushtef"

[@hannlol]

i can't tell if this is sarcastic or not

[@Gyroglle]

@@hannlol the first example he pronounced well. the 2nd... not so much So, not really sarcasm, unless you want to consider the 'empty caption' of the 2nd line sarcasm...

[@dhairyasheel]

Wait till Delhi metro breaks all the records in metro segment..!

[@ismoleppanen]

Maglev trains require complicated infrastructe. When a public could ride a maglev train in Hamburg in 1977, people with pacemakers and some other health issues were not allowed on board beacuse on the strong magnetic fields. I suppose this is still an unsolved issue,

[@schwags1969]

Hyperloop was busted, totally not feasible...neat idea though.

[@taimalik1110]

Highspeed Trains *enters* the group chat America *exits* the group chat

[@user-sh2mk8ew4c]

We should have long range fast trains in USA.

[@anthonyxuereb792]

But that would entail Americans admitting that they were wrong and the rest of the world right, a big call!

[@waynerhode6470]

CORRECTION: Longest freight train - 4km long, 375 wagons, hauling manganese ore from Sishen to Saldanha in South Africa - 860km, and this is a regular service, not a once off event to break records. Wikipedia way off on the facts here.

[@jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti]

22:57 Looks something out of the year 2100

[@Zichoe]

It's been around for a while, we have at least 3 types of driverless train currently in service

[@jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti]

@@Zichoe I meant the view.

[@Zichoe]

@@jonathanstupidcheesespaghetti yea ngl, like straight from a scifi movie

[@majintm1138]

title?

[@ronwillemsen7698]

Homework time: Subtract all Russian provinces from Siberia, Siberia would only be 80% of Canada's land mass, All in Russian is only 12% larger in land mass the Canada

[@sciencetoday3629]

Damm , Even train TC women is curious why this train is driverless

[@monkeypox9683]

Are we going to ignore how much it would suck to be stopped by that 7km long train on your way to work?

[@TheUnnamedAssailant]

Just build the roads under or over the tracks. The infrastructure needs to be replaced anyway in a lot of places

[@MrShujinJonmichal]

Go Japan 🗾 in leading the way of the Future

[@garchingforschungszentrum4833]

was the leader of future

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Yanks, meanwhile: "Trains? What are trains?"

[@Mike__B]

Unfortunately mostly true. While there are many commuter trains, the reality is trains that go any distance are more like romantic memories, plenty of people love them, but for others the trip isn't worth it. Want to go from San Francisco to New York, it'll take 3 and a half days by train versus about 7 hours by plane, and the cost is about the same. California has showed why high speed rail just won't work either, the people voted to approve it, and there was a plan in place, however lawsuits from people not wanting it have unfortunately cost well in excess what the cost of the train line (from San Francisco to LA roughly) was supposed to cost. Basically too many forces (i.e. people with more money than sense) pushing back against the idea.

[@lincolncolten6456]

Really nice 👌 😍💋 💝💖❤️

[@fddf6377]

This channel keeps

[@fddf6377]

Getting paid by big advertisementers corporations to control narrative

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Do Maglev and pacemakers peacefully coexist .

[@taimalik1110]

You mean a pacemaker for heart conditions, my friend? Yes surely, the maglev system most likely has been engineered to not interfere with such biological devices implanted within people, who would likely also take such trains. Engineers work with health and medical experts throughout the wide variety of structures and systems and innovations they design and construct!

[@peterbradshaw8018]

@@taimalik1110 Assumptions are dangerous as they make an ass out of me and you.

[@peterhamlinhamlin8908]

Where in the world can I get a mag-lev ticket today

[@michaelsalvucci4260]

did anyone 'heh' to themselves @ 0:20 or am I just a child

[@wibowopr952]

Japan is indeed very "experienced" in the high speed rail industry for many decades "experience" is calculated from the number of trips as well as the number of passengers carried during the operating period "experience" serves as the basis for the further improvement and development of technology it is undeniable that China is actively catching up with the "experience" of Japan even for a brief period due to the large high speed rail network in operation technology is not only limited to invention but also continuous improvement and development based on "experience" gained during operation you can't purposely exclude China in this regard because of political & ideological differences

[@thomaspriewasser6660]

"Wrong video description" the documentary.

[@debarunsaha8485]

where r the best indian trains in the list and the newest????

[@alpteknbaser7773]

💙🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@zoebettina]

Mark my words...f utur transport is on rails...no matter how fast...n not in a vacuum tube

[@hansulrichjohner2694]

Separate rails are an idea of the French for the TGV, it is not a Japanese invention!

[@309fa2]

TGV is later than Shinkansen

[@AlexLP0]

There not an invention at all. Japan had to build seperate tracks because they use a smaller rail gauge than normal on their normal trains and that smaller gauge isnt suitable for highspeeds so they had to build completely new tracks in standard gauge for their highspeed trains

[@hansulrichjohner2694]

@@AlexLP0 The TGV tracks were built separately because the TGV allowed for steeper slopes and thus much straighter tracks and thus shorter distances.

[@AlexLP0]

@@hansulrichjohner2694 Yeah. I just wanted to point out that building seperate tracks isn't an "invention" and sometimes you are forced to build seperate ones

[@leonidasthermopylae3378]

The fastest trains on railways are French. They still hold the old speed record.

[@playboy7722]

French are not even close to Japan

[@TheHomeMaker1]

Yeah they had one trainer that did 517 kph once but they were quickly out to Shame by the Chinese maglev doing well over 600 kph then again out done by the Japanese doing almost 700 kph so not any more sorry the Japanese have the most trains going fast carrying the most passengers than anywhere else on earth and have new trains in the world to go even faster by 2024

[@leonidasthermopylae3378]

@@TheHomeMaker1 the maglev does not ride on rail track. It like comparing apple to pears. The French train still hold the world record on train tracks,

[@anitathakur9340]

@@playboy7722 lol u r wrong

[@guytruth5598]

Not complete show, bias

[@mehtapramod23]

ALL FUTURE RAIL SHOULD BE HIGH SPEED

[@soundfilet1373]

emon mask???????

[@luigi5890]

Don't tell me, I know, they aren't in the United States.

[@pohui7502]

There is gonna be in texas

[@luigi5890]

@@pohui7502 You want to see a "Real" passenger rail system, look at the video's on the European rail system. And don't count on "gonna be in Texas" until you can ride on one.

[@pohui7502]

me just telling you info

[@pohui7502]

was just kindness

[@luigi5890]

@@pohui7502 If you live in Texas, I'm happy for you, and hope it comes true.

[@ye.2115]

The people who disliked this video are probably like "This video is fake and was made by special effects and actors".

[@southafricaismyhome814]

ELON MUKS IS SOUTHAFRICAN BORN

[@haithamalissa2956]

The train bias is off the charts here..

[@paper9oll]

How is this the H5 series Shinkansen part of 700 series Shinkansen??? You guys did your research wrongly lmao

[@sukajepang1682]

H5 is based on fastech360s

[@paper9oll]

@@sukajepang1682 Yup, however the video is still inaccurate. Fastech 360s is not based on 700 series Shinkansen either.

[@andrewkrespov87]

alot of figure in this vid are either outdated or wrong... maybe its an old video.

[@ericarose1979]

This technology has been here for awhile I am surprise the US has not got these yet. US is behind, maybe its all that time they spend fighting in the senate. Stay safe, car hop trays and amazon

[@pudermcgavin4462]

The us is behind In way too many things, We used to love fast trains now train wtf that sounds exp nope

[@gmctech]

LoL..... oh Spark... oh dear Spark... have you not seen Thunderfoot and his explanation of the bullcrap that is Hyperloop? hahaha totally unsubscribed now because of your blurb on that scam...

[@corrinetsang1478]

THE MAQGLEV TRAIN IN A HYPERLOOP CAN GO 1200 KM PER HPUOR.

[@connomar55]

So sick of hearing KILL OMETERS. It is Kilo (Thousand) Meters .. kilometers

[@vmahant1]

I am disappointed that India is not setting the goal to be number one train operated in the world. If you do not dream and plan to be number one, you never would be one!

[@dannywalters2365]

What a irresponsible thing to do. With nothing to achieve. 500km/hour is wow and says what role coal beautiful coal played in that and 3.2.billion passengers. One small part of the world. Soon there will be a choice to face with you being able to pick a side. Still can't beat the sound of steam engine

[@mathuringarcier]

I don't think that the MAGLEV is a train as it doesn't have wheels nor rails, if we do not count the MAGLEV, the TGV hold the record at 574.8 KM/H, I'm not patriotic but it is something that I musn't be alone to think. PS: I'm being very patriotic!

[@daniellestewart4646]

The kaput dungeon grossly stir because politician jekely wriggle versus a historical kilometer. ambiguous, better balloon

[@TJ-hs1qm]

....not in the US

[@ramonkevin5909]

Need lovely 😍💋 💝💖❤️

[@humanbeing1675]

Mediocre docu..

[@user-wo6bf1hu4s]

Japanese developed their train for to deliver the treasures and human being from their colonial countries specially Korea.

[@twist777hz]

Go take your meds grandpa. It’s okay nobody’s trying to hurt you.

[@limelight777]

@@twist777hz he wrote the truth, whats the matter with u sicko?

[@16jocko]

Graveyard Engineering

[@archstanton5973]

*This "video" is over a decade old. The shit shown in this "video" is outdated.*

[@XcylLencioco]

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[@XcylLencioco]

Thanos is weak

[@southafricaismyhome814]

Even Southafrica have High speed trains What america dont have 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@archstanton5973]

*The Gautrain is NOT "high speed". The fastest speed of the Gautrain is 160km/h which is NOT high speed.*