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. Maglev Fire Caused by Short Circuit from Damaged Cable – Test Runs to Resume Last month, a fire broke out on a maglev train at the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Test Center in Yamanashi Prefecture during an inspection. On June 10, JR Central announced that the cause was a short circuit resulting from dam...

Special Event Offers Public a Closer Look at Maglev Construction in Sagamihara As JR Central continues construction on the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line between Shinagawa and Nagoya, progress is underway at various sites. The first stop from Shinagawa Station, the planned Kanagawa Station (tentative ...

Japan’s Railways Turn to Superconducting Power Cables Japan’s railway companies are turning to superconducting technology to address two major challenges: power inefficiency and labor shortages in train operations. Superconductivity—well known for powering maglev trains with magnetic levitation—can...

Policy Briefing: Advancing Korea’s Position in Global Hyperloop Development through Hypertube Executive Summary: South Korea is positioning itself to become a global leader in next-generation ultra-high-speed transportation through the development of its own hyperloop system, known as Hypertube. Wi...

2025_0130_syanghai_12[1].jpg . Photo Source: https://vague.style/post/315575 Accessed 2025-05-05 Shanghai Maglev: Once the World’s Fastest Train, Still in Operation Over 20 Years Later . 2025_0130_syanghai_14[1].jpg . Photo Source: https://vague.style/post/315575 Accessed 2025-05-05 The Shanghai Tr...

Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) has adopted an agile, in-house development approach for its superconducting maglev (SCMAGLEV) train operation system (VOS). This initiative aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of the SCMAGLEV, a next-generation high-speed rail technology.​ Traditional...

"Sharkskin" Linear Train to Debut: JR Central Unveils New Vehicle "M10," Reducing Air Resistance and Power Consumption JR Central announced on February 20 that it will launch a new vehicle, an improved version of the test vehicle for the Linear Chūō Shinkansen. The vehicle featu...

Parrahub1 wrote: ↑

24. Jan 2025, 07:17

Is Tesla building a EDS train in China or is it fake news.

The news appears to be at least partially accurate. All currently known technical systems for Maglev are being researched and tested in China. However, Tesla should have relatively little to do with this.

JR Tokai's "Linear" tunnel construction progresses . f656a9633b0849ef4c5f0aea38fb9bf3_1707075474_2[1].jpg . Tunnel construction site in the Higashi Yurigaoka construction section of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line (Photo by Fumishige Ogata) Photo Source https://article.auone.jp/detail/...

JR Tokai to introduce advanced technology for 330 billion yen for linear train production Linear Shinkansen JR Tokai plans to invest about 330 billion yen to manufacture rolling stock for the Linear Central Shinkansen Line. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is expected to a...

A high-speed maglev line connecting Toronto with other major cities? A vision to build a high-speed maglev line connecting Toronto with other major cities in the northeast has gone viral, offering a glimpse into a possible future where short-haul flights are obsolete relics of a bygone era. The con...

Maglev: "Closing talks" with TEPCO on Shizuoka construction zone issue; JR Tokai president holds press conference 　JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa held a press conference in Nagoya on October 30 to discuss a proposal to control the intake of water from the Tashiro Dam upstream of the Oig...

Bögl TSB in Hamburg "as a model of mobility " "HEY/Hamburg has successfully established itself on the market with partners from Germany and abroad," says Dr Hans H. Hamer, Managing Director of HEY/Hamburg. During the festival, experts discussed how to make transport in a city lik...

China completes maglev tunnel with shield tunneling machine 4d07935aa1ae4e119465c6ba8611308d[1].png Source: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-05-07/China-completes-cutting-maglev-tunnel-with-shield-tunneling-machine-1jC7BUo9cVa/index.html Accessed: 2023-05-07 China completed the cutting of a medium- ...

リニア建設　品川の掘削を3月中に再開　 シールドマシン修理が終わる　 町田の調査掘進は4月以降に Linear construction Shinagawa excavation to resume in March Shield machine repairs to be completed Machida survey excavation to start in April or later . 961dbe64f64f66c8f3cd2200adbfd48a_1[1].jpg Photo: https://static.tokyo-np.co.jp/image/article/siz...

Senior executives of Taisei and Kajima found guilty of bid-rigging The Tokyo High Court on March 2, 2023, upheld a lower court's guilty verdict against Taisei Corp. and Kajima Corp. for bid-rigging in the Chuo Shinkansen bullet train project. The High Court, presided over by Judge Toshikazu Ishii, ...

　Shunsuke Niwa, 57, vice-president of JR Tokai (Central Japan Railway), will succeed Shin Kaneko, 67, as president of the company with effect from 1 April. Niwa joined the company in 1989 and is the first of the three Honshu companies to be appointed president by a member of the team that joined the...

China successfully tests ultra-high-speed maglev trains . 151135[1].jpg Source: The Global Times https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/25/business/foreign-business/china-successfully-tests-ultra-high-speed-maglev-trains/1875676 Accessed: 2023-01-26 . CHINA has successfully carried out a systematic te...

Official Photos by CRRC This golden-color train is the Maglev train for Fenghuang, which connects Fenghuang high-speed railway station with Fenghuang Ancient town. The new mode has brought new vitality and commercial value to rail transit. The comfortable ride experience greatly improves the quality...

Japanese Anti-Maglev petition by change.org / Fridays for Future N We, Fridays For Future Shizuoka (a youth environmental group in Shizuoka prefecture) and Friends of the Earth Japan call on relevant parties to immediately stop any construction work of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen (Japanese Maglev) p...

The #SCMAGLEV has no rails to hold it down! It runs on a U-shaped track, floating at about 4 inches off the ground! How cool is that?

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JR Tokai to Hold "Superconductive Linear Linear Experience Ride 　JR Tokai will hold the first "Superconductivity Linear Experience Ride" from May 24th to 26th, 2022. The first "Superconductivity Linear Experience Ride" will be held from May 24th to 26th. Applications will be...

The "flying" MAGLEV train may replace the Moscow monorail Source: English translation of a Russian press text by Алексей Курильченко and Катерина Радомская https://tvzvezda.ru/news/2022421242-nD7E0.html Accessed: 2022-04-02 . kzszsdlkdkjsdf.JPG . Screenshot of the report on https://tvzvezd...