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maglev is short for Magnetic Levitation.

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Where in the world are maglev trains found?

There is a low speed maglev train in Nagoya Japan called the Linimo, as well as a high-speed maglev train called the Shanghai Transrapid which links Shanghai International Airport and a transit station in Shanghai, China. There are also experimental maglev test lines in Daejeon, South Korea; Yamanashi, Japan; and Power Springs, Georgia, United States. A test facility in Emsland, Germany also just recently closed.


When were maglev trains first being used?

MagLev trains were first designed by a German man named Hermann Kemper. he was the first man to design and patent a MagLev train. The first MagLev train to be built and used was designed by Thyssen Henschel, another German, in the 1970's. The first passenger-carrying MagLev train was introduced in 1979 at the International Transportation Exposition in Hamburg, Germany. Thus began the MagLev train.


What is the force that lifts up and moves maglev trains?

It cannot. The magnets used for a maglev train must be engineered and built at very tight tolerances to allow a maglev train to function. Each magnet is specifically built for the maglev train, they cannot be "strengthened" versions of a magnet not made specifically for the train.


What is the name of the german-made maglev train?

The Transrapid.


If someone wanted to ride on a maglev train what city could they go to?

The Chinese city of Shanghai is reported to have a Maglev train in commercial use. The Japanese and Germans are working on Maglevs so are the USA.

Related Questions

What machine does a maglev train use?

It's called a linear accelerator.


What type of train uses magnets?

The maglev train floats over its track using an electromagnet. Maglev trains have managed speeds in excess of 370mph. A model of the maglev train uses two permanent magnets to get the model to float over the track.Describe how the magnets must be arranged to get the model Maglev Train to float.


Can a train hover?

Yes, a train can hover. This kind of train is called a Maglev or a Hover Train. They can be found either in Japan or Germany. They hover by magnets.


Does Italy have Maglev train?

no


What controls the levitation of the cars of a Maglev train?

The levitation of a maglev train is controlled by safety critical microprocessors (computers).


How does balance effect the maglev train?

It doesn't. The maglev train is engineered for weight distribution that is unaffected by normal loading.


Where in the world are maglev trains found?

There is a low speed maglev train in Nagoya Japan called the Linimo, as well as a high-speed maglev train called the Shanghai Transrapid which links Shanghai International Airport and a transit station in Shanghai, China. There are also experimental maglev test lines in Daejeon, South Korea; Yamanashi, Japan; and Power Springs, Georgia, United States. A test facility in Emsland, Germany also just recently closed.


How do you people get on maglev trains?

They get on from an opening passage way that comes out of the maglev train


What is the weight of the maglev train?

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What are the parts of a maglev train?

barney is on the train chewing chicken


How does the maglev train differ from a normal train?

The biggest difference is that a maglev train is not touching anything while it is traveling, while a normal train is sitting on steel rails at all times.


How does the property of a maglev train helps to decrese friction?

No two solids ever touch in a maglev.