5K km/h SPEED TRAIN

A supersonic train that travels at 5,000 KILOMETRES per hour and uses only renewable energy.

Key points:

• expensive

• runs on renewable energy (Solar/Wind)

• very low running cost and maintenance

• The long-term low running cost, combined with a high start-up cost, makes it viable.

• A to B, not C, D, or any other destinations in between

• light rail only, heavy train or freight cannot run on this line

• needs a long distance to pick up speed

• Short distances can be covered at a slower speed.

• New York to Los Angeles in one hour, Sydney to Perth in 40 minutes

• not affected by environment, snow, floods, or hail, will not stop it

• A speed train that can travel 5000 kilometers per hour seems impossible. But it can run even faster if built in a correct environment. To understand this, you must set aside your current concept of how trains operate. Under the right conditions, it can reach speeds of 5,000 miles per hour. The only problem would be that we don’t have enough land to build this at that speed.

  There is less than an hour between NY and LA. At this speed, it won’t have the sonic boom either. This is due to its design and the operating conditions.

  This is unlike the Japanese or Chinese high-speed trains, and it is also unlike the French one. It runs in a looped tunnel and a very controlled environment.

  This can run at optimal speed in a straight line, looped at each end. The turning radius is greater than 100 miles, and stopping should be gradual rather than sudden or steep. It can stop at a very high rate of decline, but it will put severe pressure on the passengers. It also requires time to reach maximum performance. It is perfect for cargo at top speed and a slower speed for the safety of the passengers.

  Imagine having this as a freight train between the East and West Coasts. Due to the need for tunneling under the mountains, it is costly to build. Tunneling under the Rockies is not an easy task. It requires approximately 850 miles of tunneling under the hill at the bottom of the range, at ground level. Additionally, the remaining 1,600 miles to the East Coast should be accommodated in a two-way tunnel. That makes it a total of 5000 miles of tunnels.

  The technology is a simple approach to an old problem. By building it in a sealed tunnel, we can eliminate air resistance, and by eliminating the rails, we can also eliminate friction. Thus, a small amount of energy is needed to move the train, and the energy required to run is 100% renewable.

  Eliminating the rails removes the need for the wheels and the wheel assembly. Each of the two axle assemblies may weigh around 10,000 pounds. With wheels gone, we won’t need the heavy chassis and many other parts related to this part of the assembly. In total, we can reduce the weight of each car by at least 150,000 pounds. The vehicles need to be smaller pods made from alloy and be very lightweight. The car’s weight should be something like under 5,000 pounds.

  The only place to put this fast train seems to be between Jordan’s capital city, Amman, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital. From there, it can split into two lines, one to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and a separate line to Oman’s capital, Muscat.

  

  It is not cost-effective to build such a network in any other region.

  Another region to put this network is Brisbane on the east and Perth on the west coast of Australia. The high cost of construction and small population make it unviable to build. It can connect the two cities in just under one hour.

  

  Maps from Google