Week1 Technology: Train

 

Trains have always played an important role in Malaysia's public transport. Over the years, Malaysia has been developing and upgrading its railway network to improve regional connectivity and address the problem of traffic congestion. At the same time, Malaysian trains have faced many problems. These include speed, noise, and stability. The Japanese bullet train, for example, can reach a maximum speed of 320 km/h and has advanced sound insulation and vibration damping materials to reduce external noise transmission, making it almost imperceptible inside the train. In addition, the train has been carefully designed to guarantee a high level of stability. The Malaysian trains are less sophisticated in comparison. Malaysia needs to learn from Japan to improve this problem.

I think with the current development of Malaysian railways, it will be possible to build a train to the moon within the next 30 or 40 years. Make going to the moon universal. But at the moment there are many problems with this project. One of them is how to build a railway to the moon? Firstly, Malaysia needs to design an orbital system that can be used to link the Earth with the Moon. This will involve the shape of the track, the materials, the layout of the track and how to keep the trains on the track stable.

The second problem that will be faced is the lack of power for the trains. To reach the moon, the train needs to reach escape velocity, which is around 40,270 km/h, whereas with current technology the train can only reach a maximum speed of 320 km/h. How can this problem be solved? First of all a complete propulsion system needs to be developed so that the train can have enough thrust to reach the moon. This would require the use of propulsion such as rocket engines. Then there is the design and construction of the train. These trains will be different from normal trains in that they will need to be structurally strong enough not to disintegrate when they break out of the atmosphere. Then there is the need to be able to operate in a space environment.

The third problem will be the adaptation of the passengers. When people go into outer space, the human body needs to overcome and adapt to the space environment and the changes in gravity. Not only that, but gravity acceleration is also a problem. When the acceleration experienced by the trains exceeds the capacity of humans, they will feel unwell or have difficulty breathing. For this reason, the train needs to provide specially designed seats to ensure passenger comfort.

Finally, I am proposing these hands-on measures because when I saw that private companies in the United States had already completed a manned rocket service to the moon and recovered the rocket, I felt that civilian access to the moon was not far away. But in the case of rockets, not only are they expensive to launch but they also carry very few passengers, which makes them expensive. This led me to come up with these things. This exercise also helped me to understand more about railway engineering and train services in Malaysia.