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    #21
    Quote Originally Posted by Gen. Miting View Post
    amtrak naman sinasabi mo eh

    kaya nga ti-nerm na "bullet train" is bec. of magnetic levitation almost the same speed as bullet.

    alias nga lang yan bullet train to suggest to the laity that it is FASST, the real term is maglev.

    Bullet trains use special tracks which are meant for high speed RAIL travel. Generally these rail tracks are smoother and straighter. On curved sections, the tracks are also tilted to negate centrifugal forces. These trains still run on wheels. These trains typically reach and exceed speeds of 200 kph.

    Maglevs are vehicles designed on run on a specialized track based on magnetic attraction and repulsion for both levitation and propulsion. In asia, the only commercially operating maglev train is located at Shanghai, China operating between the airport and the city, cutting travel time by more than 50%.

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    #22
    Quote Originally Posted by Gen. Miting View Post
    amtrak naman sinasabi mo eh

    kaya nga ti-nerm na "bullet train" is bec. of magnetic levitation almost the same speed as bullet.

    alias nga lang yan bullet train to suggest to the laity that it is FASST, the real term is maglev.
    I think you are Drinking too Much. Check what you're saying.

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    #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Gen. Miting View Post
    amtrak naman sinasabi mo eh

    kaya nga ti-nerm na "bullet train" is bec. of magnetic levitation almost the same speed as bullet.

    alias nga lang yan bullet train to suggest to the laity that it is FASST, the real term is maglev.
    ok ka lang dude?

    this is a maglev:


    ay mali!

    this is a maglev:



    this is a bullet train:



    see the difference dude?

    bullet train = railroad tracks

    maglev = not railroad tracks
    Last edited by uls; March 28th, 2010 at 07:51 PM.

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    #24
    I'm here in Tokyo right now, although I still haven't ridden the shinkansen/bullet train, I think what I see on the tracks of the shinkansen are railroad tracks and not maglev tracks.

    Baka na sobrahan lang ng SMB yang si OB

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    #25
    Quote Originally Posted by uls View Post
    ok ka lang dude?

    this is a maglev:


    ay mali!

    this is a maglev:



    this is a bullet train:



    see the difference dude?

    bullet train = railroad tracks

    maglev = not railroad tracks

    hayyzzz sobrang nag-google ka pa to present all this to me. next thing you'll say maglev is not a train.

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    #26
    Baka na sobrahan lang ng SMB yang si OB

    Hindi SMB. Elephant katol..........
    Last edited by chua_riwap; March 28th, 2010 at 11:50 PM.

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    #27
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Bullet trains use special tracks which are meant for high speed RAIL travel. Generally these rail tracks are smoother and straighter. On curved sections, the tracks are also tilted to negate centrifugal forces. These trains still run on wheels. These trains typically reach and exceed speeds of 200 kph.

    Maglevs are vehicles designed on run on a specialized track based on magnetic attraction and repulsion for both levitation and propulsion. In asia, the only commercially operating maglev train is located at Shanghai, China operating between the airport and the city, cutting travel time by more than 50%.

    Hahaha! Ang sarap sumakay riyan.... Pagsakay ko,- baba kaagad,- papuntang airport....

    9606:hippie:

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    #28
    Quote Originally Posted by Gen. Miting View Post
    hayyzzz sobrang nag-google ka pa to present all this to me. next thing you'll say maglev is not a train.
    haha

    wala yan

    actually my post above was just an excuse to post monorail cat

    favorite ko kasi si monorail cat


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    #29
    ^the cat that started all the lulz
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?

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    #30
    I hope that when they build the railway, they give some thought to the design of the train stations.

    1) Aesthetically pleasing. Not like the ugly concrete box structures at EDSA. :down:

    2) Located near a properly designed bus / jeepney terminal for hassle-free transfer from train to bus / jeepney / taxi and vice versa.

    :please:

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    #31
    It would really needs substantial period of time in realizing certain plan like this. For example the Taiwan High Speed Rail. Planning and conceptualization stage of the project started on the early 1980's. Construction stage started in March 2000. Testing, commissioning and test/trial runs started in January 2005 and operation (for the entire line operations) started in March 2007. However, in other countries (e.g. China, which is a communist country) the length of materialization is much less as the country is not similar as the so called democracy countries.

    BTW, our company constructed one package of the Taiwan High Speed Rail from 2000 ~ 2004 (civil works only)

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    #32
    Quote Originally Posted by donbuggy View Post
    I hope that when they build the railway, they give some thought to the design of the train stations.

    1) Aesthetically pleasing. Not like the ugly concrete box structures at EDSA. :down:

    2) Located near a properly designed bus / jeepney terminal for hassle-free transfer from train to bus / jeepney / taxi and vice versa.

    :please:
    1. it would most likely end up "aesthetically pleasing" as it needs to be as aerodynamic as possible if they expect it to reach 200kph

    2. I reckon they'd consider that being a major mode of transport and all so it had to be strategically placed in order to create profit

    the most likely problem they have to deal with if they plan on making the project cover the whole of luzon is the NPA and natural calamity
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?

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    #33
    who will patronize this? will there be enough daily passengers to make it profitable?

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    #34
    if this north to south Luzon high speed rail transport becomes reality, it will take customers away from bus lines... even airlines

    though it won't beat the speed of air travel, if a bullet train ticket from Manila to Ilocos Norte will cost less than half an airplane ticket, people will take the train
    Last edited by uls; March 30th, 2010 at 11:27 AM.

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    #35
    if it'll cost 600-1200 petot, people will indeed patronize it.
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?

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    #36
    That would mean, no more bumpy ride and no air turbulence.

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    #37
    It should be lower than what the domestic airlines are offering. For the shinkansen of Japan, medyo mahal just like the bullet train in Europe. But at least it will provide options to passengers and at the same time, it will serve as part of the eco-tourist attraction for the Philippines.

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    #38
    personally, I think such project will materialize considering that it is done in a corporate level and run with profit in mind and I don't think the person behind it would let the whole thing go to waste if the project already started since it's his fortune on the line
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?

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    #39
    Quote Originally Posted by safeorigin View Post
    personally, I think such project will materialize considering that it is done in a corporate level and run with profit in mind and I don't think the person behind it would let the whole thing go to waste if the project already started since it's his fortune on the line
    it's all our desire to see things like this to be a reality. i myself considers this kind of project more beneficial than those malls built by SM. but, hey don't get me wrong i also love to shop in modern malls

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    #40
    Ok to, di na masyado magiging hassle mag set up ng business sa probinsiya kasi mabilisan na nag byahe, more businesses in rural areas means more employment,more employment in rural areas means lesser migration to the cities, less squatters.

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