China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has announced plans to build a ‘flying train’ that will be able to travel at a speed of nearly 2500 km per hour. The innovative trains are 10 times faster than the world’s fastest bullet trains.
CASC made the announcement during the unveiling of its plan to develop an inter-city train that can attain a speed of nearly 600mph.
Liu Shiquan, a deputy general manager at CASC, said their scientists would be looking to develop the super-fast trains of the future that could “fly on the ground”. These ‘flying trains’ would allow passengers to travel from Beijing to Wuhan in central China in half an hour, according to the Chinese aerospace company. The journey currently takes five hours by train and is around 1150 km distance.
“The corporation has built rich experience and accumulated technological know-how through major projects, and it has the capabilities in simulation, modelling and experimentation for large-scale projects, as well as the world-class design capability for supersonic aircraft, all of which lay the important ground for the super-fast train project,” state-owned website The Paper wrote of CASC’s plans.
China already has the most high speed trains in the world and CASC have said it will work with other researchers to create the new high speed trains. Mao Kai, chief designer of the system, said in an interview with a state newspaper the train will ensure safety by allowing for acceleration that is slower than that of civil aircraft.
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