Richard Hammond | Engineering Connections: Bullet Train
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections between Japan's Bullet Train, the world's first high-speed train, and ancient charioteers, a crowbar, a medieval clock, the electric telegraph and a 19th-century luxury racing car.
JlVv6T8XW5Mwhat-happened-to-hyperloopWhat Happened to Hyperloop?Hyperloop - one of Elon Musk's visionary megaprojects. But almost a decade after Musk’s announcement, what has actually been done to make this vision a reality? Will Hyperloop ever become a reality?
q_dzK9ykGycjapans-64bn-gamble-on-levitating-bullet-trains-explainedJapan’s $64BN Gamble on Levitating Bullet Trains ExplainedJapan is building the fastest commercial train line in the world - by removing wheels from the equation.
p__teJLmY3kwhat-went-wrong-with-californias-high-speed-railwayWhat Went Wrong With California's High-Speed Railwayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p__teJLmY3k
-MmcQKE12Hgthe-scmaglev-the-fastest-train-ever-builtThe SCMaglev | The Fastest Train Ever BuiltIn just a few short years, Japan’s Superconducting Maglev (SCMaglev) will become the world’s fastest train in operation. Traveling at near aircraft-like speeds of 503km per hour, the SCMaglev will eventually link Japan’s population centers of Tokyo and Osaka in just 67 Minutes.
23n94m96flcwhats-happening-and-not-happening-with-hyperloopWhat's Happening and Not Happening with Hyperloop"You can get from New York to L.A. in thirty seconds" | No... the pudding that used to be you, will get there in thirty seconds.
_w2lo5h3D5Efirst-hyperloop-passenger-testFirst Hyperloop Passenger TestThe first-ever hyperloop passenger test | Electric propulsion, magnetic levitation, near-vacuum environment | Tube air pressure: 100 Pa (equivalent to air pressure at 200,000 ft) | Speed: 107.5 MPH (173 KPH) on just 500 meters of track.
06amPHxVGdMultimate-vehicles-worlds-biggest-longest-trainsUltimate Vehicles | World's Biggest, Longest TrainsSpectacular Trains: Sooty express locomotives, sinfully expensive luxury trains, and freight trains that stretch for kilometers: the most spectacular vehicles on rails.
nDN7PPW4AE8the-apt-tilting-train-story-this-train-made-passengers-sickThe APT Tilting Train Story | This Train Made Passengers SickIn the 1960’s, Britain's railways were in decline. The country’s railways were slow and antiquated and facing fierce competition against growing automobile ownership and booming air travel. But elsewhere in the world, railways were beginning to make a comeback, and the key seemed to be much higher speeds.
T3LLgzO_PrIthe-shinkansen-story-why-this-train-is-the-envy-of-the-worldThe Shinkansen Story | Why this Train is The Envy of the WorldIn 1964, Japan unveiled the Shinkansen - a new high speed railway connecting the country’s two largest cities (in the 1960's), Tokyo and Osaka. Travelling at speeds in excess of 120 mph (200 km/h), the new specially designed Shinkansen trains had the highest service speeds in the world.
zcikLQZI5wQhyperloop-explainedHyperloop ExplainedHyperloop represents the greatest leap in transport infrastructure for generations. Here we explain the concept that's about to revolutionise our world.
qUXEFj0t7Ekthe-problem-with-fast-trains-what-happened-to-hovertrainsThe Problem With Fast Trains: What Happened to Hovertrains?In 1974, a French train sets a speed record, exceeding 250 miles per hour. But this train is unlike any other before it. Instead of rolling on train wheels, it hovers on a cushion of air.
iMtXqTmfta0the-world-is-poorly-designed-but-copying-nature-helpsThe world is poorly designed. But copying nature helpsJapan’s Shinkansen doesn’t look like your typical train. With its long and pointed nose, it can reach top speeds up to 150–200 miles per hour.
90ojhXtiBmsthe-story-of-steam-british-steam-engines-2012The Story of Steam | British Steam Engines (2012)I remember buying the British Steam Engines book with the DVD in it and decided to upload this.
LC1BEc04i-0british-rail-steam-locomotive-maintenance-1955British Rail Steam Locomotive Maintenance (1955)A British Transport Films movie detailing steam locomotive maintenance post nationalisation, during the 1950s.