Cockpit of Shanghai's futuristic maglev train

[Parrot of Doom]

This baby can do over 300mph, and from the outside looks like this:



Here's the space-age cockpit:



Not even any holograms or banks of flashing lights

[kieranbennett]

They forgot to add AC when designing it then.

[Shar2]

Looks like a nerds spare room with not enough power sockets. Surely the could have fitted air con?

[JonnyFive]

What a pikey looking cockpit!

[shakotan]

It truely does looks like an attic room where someone has build a copy of the Enterprise Control Desk in the corner.

[Simpo Two]

I really did think that was some bloke in an attic and it was a joke.

[mrmaggit]

It's even got skirting round the room!

[Mr Dave]

I thought that was a joke. If it works then why not but the trailing socket is taking the mickey a bit!



Theres a different monorail "cockpit", really theyre bowing to pressure from chinese train simulator companies to build a cockpit easily re-created in chinese train spotters' chinese mums chinese attics?

[rhinochopig]

You sure? Looks like a mock-up for a set of usability trials to me - exactly like one.

[louiebaby]

I'm not sure this the real cockpit. Wouldn't the office chair slide about a bit when going upto and back down from 300mph???

[dudleybloke]

louiebaby said:

I'm not sure this the real cockpit. Wouldn't the office chair slide about a bit when going upto and back down from 300mph???

they've stolen some inertial dampers from star trek!

[anonymous-user]

Deffinately not the real cockpit, if you look in the first pic of the train you can clearly see a 28" CRT telly (it could also be a drinks cabinet;-) behind the LHS window that isn't in the "real" cockpit mockup

[ccr32]

I've been on this train and can vouch that this is actually the cockpit - there is a handily placed window in the cockpit door which allows you to see it in all it's shabbiness.

Don't think it will do 300mph either - 410kph, yes - I have a nice pic somewhere of the speed readout saying this while it was beating it's way through the Shanghai countryside - will dig it out and post it later.

[FaineantFreddy]

"Reboot you pigdog!

This last time I buy Windows on ebay.

I told them driving train with browser was not good idea! IRIOTS!"

[ccr32]

FaineantFreddy said:

"Reboot you pigdog!

This last time I buy Windows on ebay.

I told them driving train with browser was not good idea! IRIOTS!"

Hahahaha!

That does indeed look like a BSOD too!

[Le TVR]

ccr32 said:

Don't think it will do 300mph either - 410kph, yes - I have a nice pic somewhere of the speed readout saying this while it was beating it's way through the Shanghai countryside - will dig it out and post it later.

Think I saw a maximum of 412 kph on the display. Didnt last long as they started decelerating almost as soon as it hit top speed.

[nevgroom]

Le TVR said:

ccr32 said:

Don't think it will do 300mph either - 410kph, yes - I have a nice pic somewhere of the speed readout saying this while it was beating it's way through the Shanghai countryside - will dig it out and post it later.

Think I saw a maximum of 412 kph on the display. Didnt last long as they started decelerating almost as soon as it hit top speed.

Hmmm, can't remember what max speed I saw (was definitely 400kph+) but also have pics of it (from back in 2005)

[Magog]

The beginning of this video should help clear things up a bit;

http://www.youtube.com/user/laurencedalton#p/u/25/...

[FaineantFreddy]

Magog said:

The beginning of this video should help clear things up a bit;

http://www.youtube.com/user/laurencedalton#p/u/25/...

I'm sure it's quite exciting for train buffs, but that was possibly one of the dullest pieces of video I have ever watched in my life.

[Planet Claire]

nevgroom said:

Hmmm, can't remember what max speed I saw (was definitely 400kph+) but also have pics of it (from back in 2005)

431km/p (268mph) is the maximum that the Maglev will go for public use, although I believe it will go faster. It's not at top speed for long before it has to start slowing down.