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Maglev Train Test Track

Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Latitude & Longitude: 52.969475, 7.400408
Views: 1185   Posted By: bmeyer2 (04/04/2008)
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bmeyer2 (04/04/2008)

"A maglev, or magnetically levitating, train is a form of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles (predominantly trains) using electromagnetic force. This method has the potential to be fast and quiet when compared to wheeled mass transit systems, potentially reaching velocities comparable to turboprop and jet aircraft (900 km/h, 600 mph). The highest recorded speed of a maglev train is 581 km/h (361 mph), achieved in Japan in 2003, 6 km/h higher than the conventional TGV speed record."
-Wikipedia
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev_train

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