Maglev Locomotive
It is a kind of Vehicle and Ground Vehicle
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Maglev Locomotives are a form of Rail Vehicle that is designed to provide motive power to a Maglev Train. Maglev Locomotives will only run of the specific type infrastructure for which it is designed.
See also Railroad Locomotive
Image Repository[edit]
Maglev Locomotives are an important part of transportation infrastructure on a few worlds. 
- Note: numbers 1-7 are NOT Maglev Locomotives
Examples of Maglev Locomotives[edit]
1 Maglev Locomotive items[edit]
| Item | Type | Mode | TL | Mass | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fringian Maglev End Unit | Maglev Locomotive | Ground (Rail) | 8 | 26 Tons | Cr9,450,000 / Cr9,300,000 |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Maglev Locomotives are forms of Vehicle running on a track and using magnetism to provide a friction free interaction with that track.
The general trade off is that the additional cost of the required infrastructure is offset by the increased weights and (especially) speeds that can be achieved by the resulting vehicles.
The presence of guide rails in the infrastructure makes the use of this technology relatively safe, especially in low-Gravity environments, or where the direction of travel for the vehicle is vertical (e.g. in a lift-shaft). This technology allows use of the sub-surface dimension for mass-transport on planets.
See also[edit]
Vehicles[edit]
- Vehicle
- Primitive Craft - Craft of all types TL–1 to TL–3 powered by Wind or Animal power
- Aerospace Vessel
- Watercraft
- Land Vehicle
- Exotic Craft
- Multi-Environment Vehicle
- Vehicle Usage
- Vehicle Roles
- Personal Vehicle
- Consumer Vehicle
- Ground Car
- Air/Raft (Passenger, Small)
- G-Carrier (Small)
- Mass Transit Vehicle
- Rail Vehicle (Passenger)
- Bus
- G-Carrier
- Industrial Vehicle
- Commercial Vehicle
- Combat Vehicle
- Combat Support Vehicle
- Security Vehicle
Related:
The line between Spaceplane and Spaceship is blurred.If the design is described as a Vehicle then its a Spaceplane;
if it is described as a Ship its a Spaceship.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 17-21.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller