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'Bullet train' is a name coined by the English language media for the Japanese Shinkansen high speed trains. These trains are electrically powered and draw electric current from a VERY high voltage catenary system above the track.
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What is the principle to use the run to bullet train?
"Bullet trains" are just electric trains.
What type of railroad do bullet trains drive on?
Bullet trains are conventional electric trains, named bullet trains due to their streamlining. They use conventional railroad tracks and electric catenary systems, but built and maintained to very tight tolerances.
Where are Bullet Trains seen in?
Bullet trains are found in Uranus
Do the bullet train use coal?
No. A train that uses coal for power is a steam train, those trains referred to as 'bullet trains' usually use electricity as their motive power.
Do trains use gas?
No! Trains use diesel fuel. Or electricity.
Where were bullet trains invented?
Bullet trains were first invented in japan!
What is a fuel that trains use?
As of May 2015, diesel fuel is still in use.
What type of fule do the majority trains use?
The majority of trains in use today run on diesel fuel.
Do Japanese trains use magnets?
yes the magnvy train does and i think the bullet train does to.
What fuel did early transcontinental trains use?
The earliest transcontinental trains were wood burners.
How do use magnets in trains?
They use strong electromagnets, usually neodymium the strongest magnet, to levitate trains off the trac like the bullet trains in Japan. Thy are usually not used to pull the train forward.
Who invented bullet trains?
The bullet train was invented by Hideo Shima. First Bullet Train runs between Osaka and Tokyo (Japan) in 1964.
