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First Maglev Train -- In Shanghai

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Design Architecture
25 January 2001 - 5:00am

China will be the first to use Maglev technology in a project that will link Shanghai to the city's airport.

"German rail consortium Transrapid has signed a contract with China to build a futuristic high-speed line linking Shanghai to the city's airport. China is the first buyer of the revolutionary technology which uses magnets to hold a train millimetres from the track and permits speeds of more than 430km/h (270mph). Passengers will be able to cover the 30km (19 mile) journey in 10 minutes when the work is completed in two years' time. "

Full Story: Green light for Shanghai supertrain
Source: BBC News, January 24, 2001
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