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Results of the vehicle running tests of JR maglev

Last updated on 27 September 2013 2:59

The running tests of the MLX01 superconducting Maglev vehicles on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line are now in the fifth year. These tests began in April 1997. The designed maximum speed of 550 km/h was attained about nine months later. Tests to confirm the overall function of the Maglev system...

Author(s): Nudeshima Masanori;Furuki Tsutomu;Osada Yutaka;Miyamoto Shigeki

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ; Central Japan Railway Company ;

2001

Japan

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