Magway 75x Track (with Carriage)
- Made:
- 2022 in Greater London
Magway track. Magway is an e-commerce and freight delivery system that aims to transport goods in pods that fit in new and existing 90 cm-diameter pipes, underground and overground, reducing road congestion and air pollution. The system uses an electromagnetic wave, generated by highly efficient linear synchronous magnetic motors (like those used in roller coasters), to drive multiple carriages capable of carrying online goods along a track. Travelling at just over 30 mph, and milliseconds apart, the carriages are propelled through a network of pipes to local consolidation centres. The gifted objects are a section of track, a carriage and a linear motor - the fundamentals of the system.
Details
- Category:
- Miscellanea & Curiosities
- Object Number:
- 2024-761
- Materials:
- aluminium (metal), expanded polystyrene foam, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and copper (metal)
- Measurements:
-
Track: 500 mm x 600 mm x 4200 mm, 40 kg
Carriage: 560 mm x 360 mm x 820 mm, 30 kg
Linear motor (track): 100 mm x 120 mm x 240 mm,
- type:
- rail system