Check out the Magnetic Levitation train that I took a ride on last week in China. It travels from the outskirts of Shanghai (a city of 25 million) to the Pudong airport, covering 30kms in approx 7 minutes. Keep an eye on the speed readout- up to around 430 km/hr. The fastest train in the world & they claim it’s the only maglev currently operating. My hand held video is a little unstable though, as it was disconcerting not wearing a seatbelt at that speed. I did two 30 kms sections, ie. from the city to the airport & back.
For more info on the maglev, click HERE
The track is supported on towers every 25 metres.
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That is simply amazing mate, I wonder if its made in China lol.
If so that could be concerning. Don’t worry about the seat belt, at that speed it’s not going to help.
German company Siemens built it although the Chinese built the tracks and supporting towers I believe. We did another 1200km trip from Beijing on a packed bullet train and it cruised along very quietly at 300kph in perfect comfort. The 1200 km distance took 6 hours including several stops at smaller cities along the way (2 min max per stop). There was tons of leg room and it was a really comfortable trip. The roads were packed with prestige cars due to their joint ventures with companies such as Audi & BMW. Saw thousands of scooters in the cities – all electric as petrol scooters are now banned. Big cities were very ‘green’ and they have a carbon tax on big companies. A totalitarian government can certainly get things done!