MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED LINEAR MOTOR CAR BREAKS WORLD SPEED RECORD

A Japanese National Railways (JNR) magnetically levitated linear motor car has broken the world speed record for manned rail vehicles by traveling at 400 kilometers per hour on Wednesday. The run is part of a succession of tests being conducted as JNR continues to work to develop the next-generation mode of high-speed rail transportation (COMLINE, 7/29/86). The vehicle is kept elevated above its single rail by magnets, resulting in an incredibly smooth ride and an almost complete absence of noise and friction.

• Corporate Authors:

  ODS Corporation

  Dai-Ni Kuyo Bldg, 5-10-2, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
  Tokyo 107,   Japan 
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Linear induction motors; Magnetic levitation; Testing
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00468856
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1988 12:00AM