China is well-known for its futuristic magnetic trains, which use magnets to propel vehicles at high speeds over tracks, and the country has now unveiled the first magnetic suspension line built with permanent magnets, which engineers claim can keep the so-called sky train stuck even if a power source is not available.
The Red Railway experimental track, located in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province in southern China, uses enormous magnets to create a repulsion force strong enough to hoist an 88-passenger train into the air on a continual basis.
Furthermore, unlike most current lines, the funicular works 33 feet above ground, with trains travelling at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour in silence.
Because permanent magnets are used instead of electromagnets, and there is no friction with the track, the train requires just a little amount of power to move.
The track generates significantly less electromagnetic radiation than standard maglev lines, which can impair the environment and the health of neighbouring residents.
It is also significantly cheaper to create, according to Jiangxi University of Science and Technology academics, with construction costing around a tenth of what it costs to build a subway.
China’s availability of rare earth elements, which are necessary to create permanent magnets for trains, enabled the technological breakthrough.
The addition of rare earth elements, such as neodymium, to the magnet extends its life greatly.
It also obtains a significantly greater proportion of these minerals than any other country, with six Chinese state-owned firms generating 85 percent of the world’s refined rare earth elements by 2020.
What I mean is China’s new sky railway, which is 33 feet above the earth.
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