Brief Maglev History:
- First approval of a Maglev line:
1996 Germany, it would have linked Hamburg with Berlin, but the project was cancelled in 2000.
- The first official Maglev line:
2004, Shanghai opened line between the airport and the financial district. The lenght of this line is 30km, the possible top speed on this route: 432km/h.
- Maglev is an acronym for:
Magnetic Levitated. |
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What is Magnetic Levitation?
- A process by which a magnet moving over a piece of metal causes electrical currents to flow in the metal that, in turn, produce forces that push the magnet upward. If the force is large enough, the moving magnet can float (be levitated).Magnetic levitation (or maglev) is used in a new generation of trains that will have cruising speeds of up to three hundred miles per hour. |
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