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Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.
Two-car train set. Former world speed record for maglev trains. 394.3 (245.0) MLU002: Maglev: Miyazaki Maglev Test Track: November 1989: Single-car 411 (255) MLU002N: Maglev: Miyazaki Maglev Test Track: February 1995: Single-car 531 (330) MLX01: Maglev: Yamanashi Maglev Test Line, Japan: 12 December 1997: Three-car train set. Former world speed ...
The term bullet train (弾丸列車, dangan ressha) originates from 1939, and was the initial name given to the Shinkansen project in its earliest planning stages. [13] Furthermore, the name super express (超特急, chō-tokkyū), used exclusively until 1972 for Hikari trains on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, is used today in English-language ...
Shares of Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) were surging today after the semiconductor maker posted better-than-expected results in its third-quarter earnings report, driven in part by strong AI ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
New Zealand's stock market has notched its best two-day rally since June, gaining 3.2% on Thursday's close. The currency touched a one-year low of $0.5917 on Friday and traded a little firmer at ...
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Old Dominion University maglev: In 1999, Old Dominion University agreed to work with American Maglev of Atlanta to construct an on-campus student transportation link of less than 1-mile (1.6 km) — using a smart train / dumb track design in which most sensors, magnets, and computation were located on the train rather than the track. [36]