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Maglev Trains. ... (RTRI, On-line) The guideway, or track, that the maglev trains
run on can be raised above the ground or be at ground level. ...
... Photo courtesy Railway Technical Research InstituteTraveling at speeds of up to
310 mph (500 kph), maglev trains could begin connecting distant cities in a few ...
... This effect is called the Meissner effect and has implications for making high speed,
magnetically-levitated trains (see How Maglev Trains Will Work for details ...
... the board. This array displays the near frictionless environment that these
maglev and magsusp trains operate in. even though these ...
... the board. This array displays the near frictionless environment that these
maglev and magsusp trains operate in. even though these ...
Submitted by alykenan on November 29, 2006
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The need for fast and reliable transportation is increasing throughout the world. High-speed rail has been the solution for many countries. Trains are fast, comfortable, and energy-efficient. The United States is years behind European countries in high-speed rail research and development. Meanwhile, in Germany and Japan, magnetic levitation may be an even better solution.
Maglev research and development began in Germany and Japan during the early 1970's. After laboratory tests in both countries, a test track was constructed in Japan during the mid-1970's and in Germany during the mid-1980's.
The construction of a 7-km test track began in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan in 1975 and was completed in April of 1977. Test runs of the ML-500 began on the Miyazaki Test Track in July of 1977 and a 517 km/hour run was attained in December 1979. Two-car train sets began testing in 1981 and three-car train sets in 1986. The manned two-vehicle train MLU001 reached a speed of 400.8 km/hour in 1987. In 1990, the Minister of Transport of Japan authorized construction of the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line. It was to be the final test to confirm the practicality of maglev. The 42.8 km line between Sakaigawa and Akiyama of Yamanashi Prefecture opened in 1996 and the first running test of the MLX01 was in April of 1997. (RTRI, On-line)
Germany was testing their Transrapid 07 maglev at the TVE (Transrapid Versuchsanlage im Emsland) test track between Nordschleife and Südschleife. Both test vehicles have traveled more than 400,000 km on the test track as of December 1996. The longest nonstop test has been 1,674 km in May of 1993. In June of the same year, the Transrapid 07 set a new maglev speed record of 450 km/hour. In 1991, Germany's government certified the operation of the first maglev train for the public. A maglev route was to be constructed between Hamburg and Berlin.
In the United States, scientists James R. Powell and Gordan T. Danby patented the...
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