q_dzK9ykGyc japans-64bn-gamble-on-levitating-bullet-trains-explained Japan’s $64BN Gamble on Levitating Bullet Trains Explained Japan is building the fastest commercial train line in the world - by removing wheels from the equation. p__teJLmY3k what-went-wrong-with-californias-high-speed-railway What Went Wrong With California's High-Speed Railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p__teJLmY3k -MmcQKE12Hg the-scmaglev-the-fastest-train-ever-built The SCMaglev | The Fastest Train Ever Built In 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. 23n94m96flc whats-happening-and-not-happening-with-hyperloop What'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. _w2lo5h3D5E first-hyperloop-passenger-test First Hyperloop Passenger Test The 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. 06amPHxVGdM ultimate-vehicles-worlds-biggest-longest-trains Ultimate Vehicles | World's Biggest, Longest Trains Spectacular Trains: Sooty express locomotives, sinfully expensive luxury trains, and freight trains that stretch for kilometers: the most spectacular vehicles on rails. nDN7PPW4AE8 the-apt-tilting-train-story-this-train-made-passengers-sick The APT Tilting Train Story | This Train Made Passengers Sick In 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_PrI the-shinkansen-story-why-this-train-is-the-envy-of-the-world The Shinkansen Story | Why this Train is The Envy of the World In 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. zcikLQZI5wQ hyperloop-explained Hyperloop Explained Hyperloop represents the greatest leap in transport infrastructure for generations. Here we explain the concept that's about to revolutionise our world. xA4aaSzqT9s richard-hammond-engineering-connections-bullet-train 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. qUXEFj0t7Ek the-problem-with-fast-trains-what-happened-to-hovertrains The 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. mJk-ajPSv0M hyperloop-test-track-tour-at-ces-2018 Hyperloop test track tour at CES 2018 iMtXqTmfta0 the-world-is-poorly-designed-but-copying-nature-helps The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps Japan’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. 90ojhXtiBms the-story-of-steam-british-steam-engines-2012 The 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-0 british-rail-steam-locomotive-maintenance-1955 British Rail Steam Locomotive Maintenance (1955) A British Transport Films movie detailing steam locomotive maintenance post nationalisation, during the 1950s.