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Close-up of the train wheel replacement process
The quality of train wheels plays an important role in ensuring safety throughout the operation of the train.
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Panorama of 25 passenger stations of the North-South high-speed railway super project
Phase 1 includes the Hanoi - Vinh and Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City sections, which will be put into operation from 2032. The Vinh - Nha Trang section is expected to be i…
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China applies permanent magnet synchronous traction system to high-speed trains
In the near future, China will apply the domestically developed permanent magnet synchronous traction system to high-speed trains, which will be more energy-saving and g…
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China's most mysterious high-speed train: Carrying nothing but on a vital mission, only departing at night
In China's huge high-speed rail network, there is a very special high-speed train, called the
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How did the Shinkansen bullet train change the world?
The Shinkansen bullet train, launched 60 years ago, revolutionized high-speed transportation not only in Japan but also in many other countries around the world.
Space science
'Space warehouse' can be delivered anywhere on Earth
The spacecraft of American startup Inversion Space will act as a warehouse, transporting goods anywhere in just one hour.
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The Swiss train set a record of running 2,803km on hydrogen
A passenger train using hydrogen fuel cells from railway vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail set a Guinness World Record by running continuously for nearly two days for 2,…
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI manages the world's largest high-speed rail network
China applies an AI system that processes large amounts of data in real time, helping to quickly alert high-speed railway maintenance teams.
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China develops 400 km/h bullet train
Chinese scientists say they have found a solution to help the CR450 bullet train run smoothly at 400 km / h by 2025.
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The world's first all-hydrogen railway
14 hydrogen-powered trains with a maximum speed of 140 km/h begin operating on a nearly 100-kilometer railway connecting German cities
Scientific application
The train can absorb 6,000 tons of CO2 per year
CO2 Rail, a start-up in the US, plans to capture CO2 directly from the air with modified railcars running across the country.
Environment
The reason the runway melts, the track deforms in the UK
In a country with a temperate climate like the UK, the recent record-breaking heatwave has created challenges for infrastructure and left the transport system with a hos…
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Future technology in human imagination 1955
Some of these imaginary technologies have become very familiar today.
History
Why is the railroad system in the United States so backward than in many other countries?
Newcomers to the United States will choose to travel by plane, car, or bus, and few really think about taking a train tour.
Scientific works
China builds world's deepest high-speed rail station
The Badaling Great Wall Station, located 102 meters below the Great Wall, is likened to a modern engineering wonder.