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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Sure TGV got to 515 km/h in the mid 1980's and the ride was still better than average intercity train at 160kph
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That was a test train, though. 502 km/h is crusing speed for the Maglev, and it is capable of much faster.
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The Germans have a maglev test track where you can have a go
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And the Bavarian PM (who is still a pretender to the German chancellorship) is attempting to push to have it finished. Article on
Forbes...Stoiber doesn't want the Chinese to become the "exporters" of Maglev technology, so it's either a matter of national pride or there's something to this stuff.