2023-09-18 12:16:00
This is a first for Nevomo, a Polish company which intends to develop the train of the future. Its MagRail, an electromagnetic levitation train, managed to move at 135 km/h on a conventional track, but in levitation. Electromagnetic levitation is a method of levitating an object by making it rest on a magnetic field. The forces applied to this object thus oppose the action of its own weight, preventing its fall, Wikipedia recalls. In the absence of friction, it is possible to reach speeds above 400, even 500 km/h. We are thinking in particular of the Maglev which connects the city of Shanghai to its airport, or the Hyperloop.
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The great particularity of Nevomo is to use this technology on conventional routes. The previous examples actually require a very large dedicated infrastructure. For the first time in the world, a full-scale test of a 6 m long MagRail prototype on a conventional track was successfully carried out. The prototype started levitating up to 20 mm from 70 km/h and reached its maximum speed of 135 km/h, going from 0 to 100 km/h in 11 s, details BFMTV.
This technology is of great interest to the SNCF, which signed a partnership with Nevomo last March. “We must enter the third rail revolution after electrification in the 1920s and high speed in the 1980s. SNCF is committed to the advent of the autonomous train”declared last March Fabien Letourneaux, in charge of Hyperloop activities within the SNCF, during a presentation of the partnership with Nevomo. This technology can be used both for the transport of goods and for that of passengers.
“Today marks a turning point in the development of Nevomo. For the first time in the history of railways, a railway vehicle moved not on the existing tracks, but above them, without friction. This shows that our MagRail technology is not just a vision for the future, it is a tangible solution for today. A solution for a greener and more connected Europe. By leveraging existing infrastructure, we offer a cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to modernizing rail transport, in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal”said Przemek Ben Paczek, CEO and co-founder of Nevomo in a communiqué.
To date, Nevomo has raised 11 million euros in funds (including 5.5 million in equity and 5.5 million in EU grants) for the development of the MagRail technology and its testing. Additionally, the company received 17.5 million euros from the European Commission in 2022.
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