Saturday, February 24, 2007

Magnetic Levitation Transport

This is the famous Maglev. This futuristic "rapid railway" is connecting the city with the International Airport.

Maglev means “magnetic levitation transport” and is a form of transportation that guides, suspends and propels vehicles via electromagnetic force.

The Maglev can easilly reach a speed of over 400 kilometers an houre, and is the public transportation vehicle of the future.

Also in Japan is a Maglev, and Germany is experimenting wih this kind of transportation.

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At Longyang Station