CURRENT STATUS OF JR'S MAGLEV DEVELOPMENT

The running tests at the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line verified the engineering characteristics of JR's Maglev and the necessary functions as a means of transportation. The technical evaluation committee of the Ministry of Transport reported an evaluation result to the effect that the reliability of the system for commercialization has been proved from the engineering viewpoint though there are problems to be further studied on the durability and economy toward the verification of the system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Technical Research Institute

  2-8-38, Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi
  Tokyo 185,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Ikeda, H
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 49-51
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Durability; Economic factors; Engineering; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Performance evaluations; Railroads; Reliability; Test trains
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797520
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 2000 12:00AM