The high-speed trains are built on an incredible mechanism that comes along with the installation of separate tracks and are probably considered the fastest scheduled trains as compared to the conventional ones. You might have been aware of the fastest bullet trains that can travel at a whopping speed of 314 mph (505 km/h) and work on the mechanism of “magnetic levitation”, but this high-speed “tilting” train from America has actually failed in the automation for which it was built. Known as “Amtrak’s Acela” is generally considered the fastest train in America, which can reach a speed of around 150 mph (240 km/h), but has failed miserably in its operations. Watch the video below to delve into more insights:
As demonstrated in the video, this UAC turbotrain has a lot of reasons for not being on track. One of the major factors that caused the major technical issues is that they did not construct new and modified high-speed lines for this train. It kept running on normal tracks, which ultimately generated a lot of noise and rough rides for the passengers. It should be kept in mind that this high-speed rail was one of the projects of the U.S. which started in the 1960s, and as a result, this model of the turbotrain was developed.
Hence, the train was built using state-of-the-art technologies and was even competent to attain top speeds of 170 mph (or 274 km/h) and it worked pretty well at that time. But just after a few years of efficient operations, this turbo train started showing some technical faults. Due to these technical issues, a number of safety concerns also arose at the time, which also played a major role in halting its operations. Although the manufacturing of this train was being done by the U.S. which was one of the first countries in the 1960s that gave a hand in the production of such high-speed trains.
But as stated in the video, being the first doesn’t mean being the best, and that’s what happened with this “UAC – turbo train”. To dig deeper into the more specific details of this train that caused a number of technical faults in its mechanism across decades, watch the video above!