Monday, 6 October 2008

Personal MagLev Train Pods Presented At CEATEC

It would seem that Tyco and Gakken have had a glimpse of the future. At the recent CEATEC exhibition they presented a personal Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) transportation system, which uses a magnetic field to make the vehicle hover around 1.2-inches above the track whilst propelling it along.

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Thursday, 18 September 2008

Kawasaki To Build New Energy Efficient 217mph Super-Fast Train

Kawasaki Heavy Industries have outlined their plans to build not only Japan’s fastest train, but to engineer it with the environment in mind. The Environmentally Friendly Super Express Train (efSET) will fly along at 217mph, topping Japan’s current record holder, the Shinkansen, which can reach 186mph.

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