Polish technology company Nevomo has successfully conducted a test to levitate a rail vehicle on an existing infrastructure. A few trains of this type are already in operation around the world, but this time the test vehicle ran on conventional tracks.
Nevomo presented the test results in Brussels on Tuesday. Performed with a test vehicle, it confirms that trains are able to “levitate” on a normal railway line using electromagnetic forces, the company claims. After more than three years of research, Nevomo has tested its “MagRail” on its test rail of some 700 meters in Nowa Sarzyna. The vehicles reached a speed of 135 kilometers per hour thanks to magnetic guidance.
It was a wagon 6 meters long and weighing 2 tons which starts to levitate from 70 km/h. It went from 0 to 100 km/h in 11 seconds, the company said in a press release.
Nevomo sees potential in this technology because existing tracks could then be upgraded, without having to provide completely new infrastructure.
According to the company, this technology saves time for the traveler and reduces CO2 emissions. “By using existing infrastructure, we can approach the modernization of rail transport in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way, in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal”, explains CEO Przemek Ben Paczek.
The company wants to start marketing a first version of its “MagRail” technology for freight transport in 2024.
2023-09-05 21:27:34
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