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An Improved L0-series train in Fuefuki, Japan, 29 August 2020 Plans were for a revised model (the Improved L0 series) to replace the L0 series starting in May 2020 (named the "Improved L0 series"). It is the first L0 series to receive power from the guideway through induction.
L0 Series maglev train at Yamanashi test track. The SCMaglev (superconducting maglev, formerly called the MLU) is a magnetic levitation railway system developed by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the Railway Technical Research Institute.
A 0 Series, the model of Shinkansen involved. At 6:30pm local time, after using a public phone on the platform, 17-year old student Yusuke Kawarazaki attempted to board a westbound Kodama service when his finger got stuck in the door as it closed. [1] [2] The Shinkansen train then left the station, dragging Kawarazaki with it. The student was ...
On 26 October 2010, JR Central announced a new train type, the L0 Series, for commercial operation at 505 km/h (314 mph). [53] It set a world record speed for a manned train of 603 km/h (375 mph) on 21 April 2015. [54] On 26 March 2020, the Improved L0 Series started operations on the test track. It represents the completion of 80–90% of the ...
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Approximately half a second and 25 metres later the maglev train hit the maintenance vehicle at a speed of 162 km/h. The aerodynamic design of the Transrapid train caused it to dive under the 60-tonne maintenance vehicle, ripping off the roof of the maglev train. The wreckage continued for another 300 meters on the track before coming to a halt.
An L0 Series trainset, holding the non-conventional train world speed record of 603 km/h (375 mph) TGV 4402 (operation V150) reaching 574.8 km/h (357 mph). The world record for a conventional wheeled passenger train is held by a modified French TGV high-speed (with standard equipment) code named V150, set in 2007 when it reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on a 140 km (87 mi) section of track. [1]
A team of RAIB inspectors was despatched to the accident site. [26] A formal investigation into the accident was opened on 22 October. [27] The RAIB's initial inspection of the track found evidence of low wheel/rail adhesion, and they stated that the possibility the train may have suffered wheel slide while braking would be investigated. [12]