Central Japan Railways is using an 18.4 km track to test its newest
train.
The com
have off
12 te
rides si
July 2000. The ri
takes pl
at t
foot o
Mount Fu
and ge
up t
speeds o
around 500kph, it' s top unma
speed i
552kph.
T
maglev us
a magn
field t
eliminate fric
. The tr
gets u
to ab
130kph wit
30 sec
of lea
the sta
, then t
wheels a
pulled u
into t
train - li
on a
airplane. A
160kph t
train gli
10cm ab
the tr
.
At th
point t
friction disap
and th
is le
noise a
vibrations c
no lon
be fe
. Soon t
train wi
hit t
speed th
the bul
trains r
at, b
then wi
go o
to exc
452kph set
off elec
flashers t
alert t
riders.
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