"You'll not travel at 250 miles-per-hour at ordinary British Rail prices, that's for sure!" - Professor Eric Laithwaite.Bob Wellings chats to Professor Eric Laithwaite about the potential of his linear induction motor. Professor Laithwaite demonstrates how magnetic levitation works, and considers how best to use it to create a working maglev train.
One day, could we really be hurtling between cities at 250mph? Professor Laithwaite sees no practical reason why not, it just depends on whether we are prepared to invest in the technology.
Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, 6 May, 1971.
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