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World’s First Maglev Elevator

Thyssenkrupp designed a new breed of futuristic elevators that use the power of magnetic levitation. These new elevators operate with linear motors zoom the cabins through shafts. It can go horizontally and vertically as well, it can move people up, down, left, or right. This new type of elevator is ...

China's Third Maglev Line

China is know for its ferociously fast Shanghai maglev line that runs between the Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road station while reaching 431 km/h (268 mph) top speeds along the way. Little known is that China's first mid-low speed (second commercial) maglev line was opened in 2016. Here we ...

Magnetic Levitation Express Maglev Toy Train

This fun new maglev toy train by OWI has an electromagnet, propulsion magnets and levitation magnets to create propulsion. The magnetic strips that are placed inside the guideway makes the Magnetic Levitation Express train to hover and it allows it to run smoothly at high speeds. This kit has 155 ...

New World Record Speed for Trains

The L0 Series high-speed maglev train, introduced in 2013 by the Central Japan Railway Company has broken two world records within 5 days. On 16 April 2015 it reached a maximum speed of 590 km/h (367 mph) on the 42.8 km (26.6 mi) long Yamanashi Test Track near Mount Fuji. ...