Actually the first commercial maglev was operated at Birmingham International Airport in the UK. It operated for several years, transporting people from the train station to the airport until they realised it was more cost effective to run a shuttle bus instead.
Sorry to burst everyone's bubble on this.
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Actually the first commercial maglev was operated at Birmingham International Airport in the UK. It operated for several years, transporting people from the train station to the airport until they realised it was more cost effective to run a shuttle bus instead. Sorry to burst everyone's bubble on this.