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Transrapid (MagLev) Test Successful In China: 405
theBunkinator writes "Use your favorite translator (+ unit converter) to read about the first successful beyond 400km/h (~250MPH) test of the MagLev train in China. News Blurp in German at tagesschau.de. The offical Transrapid site is bilingual, with choice of German/English. Pictures & Video, too. Beats the Autobahn any day. Probably beats a plane in many situations as well."
Successful test for Transrapid
The Transrapid existed an important speed test successfully in Schanghai. As the "Shanghai DAILY one" reports, the magnetic levitation transport system with 405 kilometers per hour drove for the first time the entire distance, which was to bring the passengers from the southern outskirts of a town to the international airport in Pudong.
"this proves that the Transrapid will be as planned in the coming year for the public accessible", said a speaker of the Shanghai Maglev Transportation development CO Ltd., which coordinates the project. With the building approximately 30 kilometers long distance in March yearly passed had been begun.
Everyone of of ThyssenKrupp of built courses can up to 959 passengers carry and is the distance with 430 kilometers per hour in eight minutes put back. For the 31. December be the the official travel the of the Transrapid with Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and China Prime Minister Zhu Rongji plan.
Do slashdot editors EVER check the links that bozos like the one above me submit???