Frictionless maglev trains have of course been around for some time now. Japan's L0 Series Maglev , built in 2012, holds the record for being the fastest train in the world, clocking in at a ...

After eight years, research and development, China recently completed the trial run of a new generation magnetic levitation train in Shanghai. The new maglev train underwent a test run of 120 ...

In 2006, the Shanghai Maglev Train, which uses German technology, was put into use on a 30-km track between downtown Shanghai and the city's Pudong airport. It normally operates at a maximum speed ...

Hundreds of high-speed trains at a maintenance base wait to set out on the first day of the 40-day Spring Festival Travel Peak in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 1, 2018. Wang He/Getty Images China has ...

The company announced on August 30 its plans for an intercontinental hyperloop train with a top speed of over 2,300 miles per hour, or Mach 3. The network would consist of two tubes per line—each tube ...

During a pivotal test of China's ingenuity in maglev train design, its ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev transportation system reached the breakneck speed of 621 mph (1,000 km/h).

In tests, China's 'T-Flight' train has reached a record speed of 387mph on a short test track - even faster than Japan's MLX01 Maglev, the world's fastest train in operation (361mph).

South Korea's first urban maglev train is seen in Incheon, South Korea, May 14, 2014. South Korea on Wednesday unveiled its first ever domestically-developed urban maglev train and planned to ...

China has launched the world’s first suspended maglev line built with permanent magnets that can keep a “sky train” afloat forever – even without a power supply. The 800-metre (2,600-foot ...

South Korea is seeking to develop a train-like public transport concept that is almost as fast as the speed of sound reaching 1,000km/h, the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) said Tuesday.

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