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Hamburg Hyperloop: the latest EU city to show maglev love – but how close are we really to the top-speed tech? . csm_20230726_Hyperloop_AH_780756_4519f55a49.jpg . Photo: https://www.railtech.com/all/2025/05/05/hamburg-hyperloop-the-latest-eu-city-to-show-maglev-love-but-how-close-are-we-really-to-t...

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BHN2YCAEOJEB3LDBHPKZ7CKVPA[1].jpg Photo: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/letters/maglev-environmental-review-2BVCRIN6VJFZDE5SGGDYKFWIZQ/ Accessed 2025-05-05 The Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail wants to bring a superconducting maglev, similar to the one shown here in Japan, to the Northea...

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Maryland’s Maglev Proposal: High-Speed Ambitions Meet Local Opposition Maryland’s proposed Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV) project aims to connect Baltimore and Washington, D.C., with a high-speed train capable of reaching over 300 mph, reducing travel time between the cities to just...

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“Just 10 Minutes to Shinagawa After the Maglev Opens”—But It Might Take Another 10 Years!? The Push to Turn the Area Around the New Kanagawa Station into a Thriving Hub Starts Now Massive construction is underway at Hashimoto Station to build a new station for the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line. In th...

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Parrahub1 wrote: ↑
17. Mar 2025, 21:55
Why don't they just buy the proven 600 km/h Japanese SC maglev off the shelf rather than trying to reinvent the wheel.

Because they want to develop and own the know-how themselves and thus strive for technological leadership.

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静岡県、JR東海のリニア掘削調査　「追加措置を評価」 Shizuoka Prefecture, JR Central's Linear Excavation Investigation: "Evaluation of Additional Measures" On June 14, Shizuoka Prefecture issued a statement evaluating the additional measures taken by JR Central in relation to the borehole (excavation) investigatio...

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Parrahub1 wrote: ↑
16. Apr 2024, 05:54
Was it made in Japan or China?

100% Japanese.

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Europe’s longest hyperloop test track revives futuristic tube transport hype Operators hope newly opened Dutch track will help prove feasibility of high-speed shuttle system Source: The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/27/opening-europe-longest-hyperloop-track-reignites-fut...

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TSB for Nuremberg? The city of Nuremberg is exploring the implementation of a magnetic levitation (Maglev) transport system through a multi-phase approach, with strong backing from Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder. On December 5, 2023, during a government address, Dr. Markus Söder outlined plan...

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先進ボーリング、静岡県側まで進める考え　JR東海、大井川上流での取水停止受け JR Tokai to Proceed with Advanced Drilling on the Shizuoka Prefecture Side of the Oigawa River in Response to Suspension of Water Intake Upstream of the Oigawa River 　At a regular press conference held in Nagoya on March 7, JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa exp...

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JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa stated at a press conference on March 7 that "the early implementation of the drilling exploration for the Shizuoka section of the Linear Central Shinkansen line and the public disclosure of the geological and groundwater conditions will reassure the people invo...

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Celebrating 20 Years: Aichi's Linimo, Japan's Trailblazing Maglev Train linimo_urban_maglev_16[1].jpg Source: https://www.maglevboard.net/images/gallery/linimo_urban_maglev/linimo_urban_maglev_16.jpg Accessed 2024-04-05 Aichi's Linimo celebrates 20 years as a maglev transport pioneer. It symbolizes...

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JR Tokai, Shizuoka Leaders Discuss Environmental Steps over Maglev Line Shunsuke Niwa, president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, had a meeting in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sunday with leaders of 10 municipalities along the Oi River in Shizuoka Prefecture to discuss environmen...

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リニア問題の記事多すぎよく分からない人のために「賛否両論」を整理する Too many articles on the Linear Linear issue ? Sorting out the "pros and cons" for those who are not familiar with the issue ---------- 　The construction of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line is underway with the aim of opening in 2027. However, Shizuok...

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[...] Italian contractor Webuild and aerospace company Leonardo have won a €4 million (US$4.4 million) contract to study the feasibility of building a high-speed magnetic levitation train. The project, commissioned by Concessioni Autostradali Venete (CAV), represents a preliminary test for building...

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Is anyone surprised by this? I intend this to be an honest question, not a mockery. As far as I know, they never had a concept how to handle the depressurerised tubes they need, while transporting more than cargo. Or did they? No, this is not a surprise. But it is not a nice development. How long w...

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Boegl TSB Medium Speed Maglev for the Dominican Republic (FITRAM)? THe President of the Academy of Sciences positively evaluates a magnetic levitation train proposal by TSb Max Boegl. The German company presented the levitation train technology at the Academy on 6 December 2023. The Trust for the D...

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The closure of Hyperloop One could be seen as a significant setback to futuristic transportation technology. [...] the company aimed to transport people in vacuum tubes at speeds of up to 1.200 kilometers per hour. The company, which previously received support from Virgin's founder Richard Branson...

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Magnetic levitation train: After Berlin, Nuremberg also has plans . Boegl_Soeder_3-c8cc239ce3a8485c[1].jpg https://www.kiratas.com/2023/12/08/magnetic-levitation-train-after-berlin-nuremberg-also-has-plans/ Accessed: 2023-12-10 . After Berlin, Nuremberg also wants to go high: the construction of a ...

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Kai Wegner thinks the magnetic levitation train in Spandau is ‘wonderful’ BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Berlin’s governing mayor Kai Wegner sees magnetic levitation trains as an option for better connections to the outskirts of the city. “The construction of a magnetic levitation train is an issue for the out...

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Berlin wants to build an urban maglev The operation of a magnetic levitation train is to be tested in Berlin. This has been agreed by the black-red coalition. The CDU parliamentary group leader expects costs of around 80 million euros. A five to seven kilometer long test track for a magnetic levita...

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Big concert at the linear construction site, venue is a huge excavation pit The construction site of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line will become a concert venue. On 14 October 2023, "Railway Day", the "Sagamihara Linear Concert" was held at the construction site of the new Ka...

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JR Tokai President: "We will follow the contents of the experts' report" on environmental preservation of the Shizuoka Linear Construction Zone 　At a regular press conference on November 16, JR Tokai President Shunsuke Niwa stated, "Once the report is finalized, we will work on envir...

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Automatic buses to be introduced at new Iida City linear station, others to be considered 　A joint plenary meeting was held for the first time in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, on 16 January, where neighbouring municipalities and others exchanged views on the development of the area around the new s...

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JR Tokai offers linear train test rides https___imgix-proxy.n8s.jp_DSXZQO4032305001112023000000-1[1].jpg Photo from Nikkei: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC019FH0R01C23A1000000/ Accessed: 2023-11-02 At the end of October, JR Tokai held a trial ride event for the general public on the Linear ...

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On 20 October, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced the projected effects of the opening of the Linear Central Shinkansen on the parallel Tokaido Shinkansen Line. The Ministry estimates that the opening of the Linear Shinkansen between Shinagawa and Osaka will...

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Nevomo successfully tests maglev on conventional infrastructure New bogie is equipped with levitation magnets and a linear motor. NEVOMO, Poland, announced on September 5 that it has successfully completed tests of its MagRail technology that enables trains to levitate and be propelled by linear mo...

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8月5日，广州举行了第三十六期“花城院士讲坛”。现场，中国工程院院士、俄罗斯工程院外籍院士、北京交通大学双聘院士、深圳大学土木与交通工程学院院长陈湘生分享了广深港磁悬浮线路的设计方案。这条线路设计时速达650公里，将成为广东湾区建设的重要交通支撑。目前，共有4个备选方案，其中方案一被认为是优选方案。该方案是东线经香蜜湖方案，即从广州东站出发，经过东莞莞城，最终抵达深圳香蜜湖。另外三个备选方案分别是东线经前海方案、西线经珠江新城方案和西线经广州站方案。陈湘生院士指出，为了实现经济高质量发展和建设世界一流湾区的目标，必须大力推进智慧交通发展，提供便捷、高效、安全、经济的交通出行方式，以支撑广东...

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Exploring the Impact of Magnetic Levitation Trains on Global Transportation Systems Magnetic levitation trains, also known as maglev trains, are transforming the global transportation landscape. They represent a significant technological leap in the realm of public transportation, offering unpreced...

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The project has completed the construction of a test base and the first phase of a test line, the integration and debugging of equipment, and a full-size superconducting test on the system. The test line is located in Yanggao county, Datong city in north China's Shanxi Province. [...] The test is t...

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GATX supports MagRail Booster linear motor wagon test . 57588_magrailboostergatxdiagram_74027[1].jpg . Source: https://www.railwaygazette.com/freight/gatx-supports-magrail-booster-linear-motor-wagon-test/64073.article Accessed 2023-05-08 Hyperloop and maglev technology developer Nevomo is to use con...

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China tests first high-temperature superconducting maglev - Screenshot 2023-04-01 at 11-47-22 China tests first high-temperature superconducting electric levitation system.png Source: Screenshot from https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-04-01/China-tests-first-high-temp-superconducting-electric-levitati...

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Parrahub1 wrote: ↑
9. Mar 2023, 02:26
Wow 50 km/h

:D :D :D

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[US] Event held to promote maglev between New York and Washington . 20230223_14_1223661_L[1].jpg . Source: NHK japan: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230223_14/ Accessed; 2023-02-23 Businesspeople from Japan and the United States have organized an event to promote the construction of a ma...

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A 2012 study found high speed rail (including ~MAGLEV~) between Atlanta and Louisville was potentially feasible. The three scenarios that included dedicated infrastructure estimated travel times would be faster than driving by 1.5 to 3 hours! https://twitter.com/robmolou/status/1620423869369819136?...

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From transportation and communication to energy and infrastructure, technology is shaping the city of the future in a number of exciting ways. One area where technology is having a major impact is transportation. In the city of the future, traditional modes of transportation such as cars and buses ...

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Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party against JR Tokai Maglev Translated from Japanese: https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik22/2022-12-19/2022121905_01_0.html Accessed 2022-12-19 Regarding the Linear Central Shinkansen, the worst waste of taxpayers' money, in November the prefectural gover...

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建設中のリニア中央新幹線　巨大地震が起きれば「被害の恐れがある」　地震学教授が警鐘 Linear Central Shinkansen under construction "may be damaged" in the event of a massive earthquake, warns seismology professor 　Katsuhiko Ishibashi, professor emeritus of seismology at Kobe University, gave a lecture titled "Warning from Seis...

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Information about the 2022 Maglev Conference in Changsha, China. The conference will be held on Tuesday, October 18 and Wednesday, October 19, 2022 as an online event. • The conference will use Zoom as a streaming platform. • The conference language is English. • Online participation free of charge...

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Hyperloop mega-fast transportation system gets even more speedy? Minister Björn Thümler, his Dutch counterpart Ijzebrand Rijzebo and Coen de Ronde from the Dutch Hyperloop program signed the "Letter of Intent" for cross-border cooperation. . IMG_6056-383f.JPG . Image: Stephanie Schuurman. ...

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The Chinese have demonstrated how they dealt with an inrush of water when they overcome a bigger one when they tunnelled beneath the sea so perhaps they can ask them. Even though Japan is better at SC maglev China is better at tunnels so they should cooperate with America to showcase an internation...

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The heads of the Shizuoka prefectural government and [...] JR Tokai [...] failed to narrow gaps in their first talks in two years on the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation line on Tuesday. [...] The prefectural government has refused to approve the start of construction in Shizuoka, [...]. The ref...

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Source: Twitter: Lars Bredahl @LarsBredahl https://twitter.com/LarsBredahl/status/ ... br97fTkmjA Accessed 2022-07-24

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ida City: Completed excavation of work tunnels for the Matsukawa section of the Central Alps Tunnel of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line 　Excavation of the diagonal shaft (work tunnel) in the Matsukawa construction section (4.9 km) of the Linear Central Shinkansen Central Alps Tunnel in Iida City h...

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It's #WonderWednesday ! Do you ever wonder how the #SCMAGLEV train can travel 311mph? Mini Maglev has all the answers. Comment what other questions you have about the project!

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: 2022-07-18_Northeast Maglev

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MLIT Issues Interim Summary for Formulation of National Spatial Strategies 　The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held the 24th meeting of the National Land Council (Chairman: Takeshi Nagano, Chairman of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. The Planning Subcommittee (Chairman: Mr. Tomo...

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Nevomo has been awarded with up to EUR 17.5 million in total from the EIC Accelerator issued by the European Commission 15.06.2022 Grant funding of EUR 2.5M starting in 2022 Additional EUR 7.5M to EUR 15M EIC equity investment, subject to the completion of milestones to be defined in 2023, with fun...

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: 2022-07-01_Northeast Maglev

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: 2022-06-27 Northeast Maglev

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2150 CE. Archaeologists discover remains of HS2 line Work on the new Maglev line has been stopped two miles from the edge of the Brum Megopolis after workers discovered rails that may have been buried over one hundred years ago. Experts believe these may be the remains of the now long forgotten HS2...

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Port of Duisburg explores use of maglev trains The River Rhine port sees maglev trains as a means to expand capacity. . MagRail-Duisburg[1].jpg . DUISPORT, the owner and operator of the port of Duisburg, and Polish technology company Nevomo have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the p...

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1983 mural at @PlazaLasVegas depicting the Past, Present, and Future of passenger rail service. . FS6nIxNVIAA6l6Q.jpg . Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FS6nIxNVIAA6l6Q?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 via https://twitter.com/summacorp/status/1526341580805664768?s=20&t=22iUFZbgp9pBsyxB1vHyjw Ac...

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JR's Environmental Impact Assessment Insufficient? 静岡県、リニアトンネルに懸念「JRの環境影響評価は不十分」 Mitsuki Watanabe, a counselor at the prefectural government's Department of Living Environment, explained the problems surrounding the South Alps Tunnel in Shizuoka City, where construction of the Linear Central Shinka...

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The Transrapid is still stored not far from the old test track in Lathen. But now there is at least an architectural design for its final location in the Railway Museum in Bochum. . 3ecfa162-cac1-11ec-b556-aa5a310f9f9d[1].jpg . Source: WAZ https://www.waz.de/staedte/bochum/bochum-der-umzug-des-museu...

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　On April 28, Heita Kawakatsu, governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed his negative view of JR Tokai's proposal to return the spring water that flows into the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the Shizuoka section of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line to the Oigawa River. Heita Kawakatsu, governor of ...

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"Sweden needs a thorough and unbiased investigation of maglev" Trafikverket does not stick to the facts and excludes magnetic trains as an investigation option for the investment in fast trains. But now there is a new unbiased study that includes magnetic train options, writes Rune Wigbla...

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This futuristic print was made in 1988 on the 150th anniversary of @NS_online Source: https://twitter.com/RutgerSchonis/status/1517587699418505216?s=20&t=Zw3Od_SrJl2Eq0rrtmuQoQ Accessed: 2022-04-24 . FQ-N9pTXoAQY0z-.jpg . Source: https://twitter.com/RutgerSchonis/status/1517587699418505216?s=20&...

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The new maglev train China hopes will break the world speed record A prototype maglev (magnetic levitation) train recently unveiled at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province aims to set a new speed record for trains. . d72e13acd51d4e23aa3d3ac51d5e0e3c.jpg . Source: https://newse...

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Cattle farms or bullet trains? Japanese village faces uncertain future. In a remote and hidden valley with a babbling brook in the southern Japanese Alps region, Aoki Ren used to proudly show his cattle farm’s serene surroundings to fastidious buyers of quality wagyu beef. That tranquility, however,...

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Opponents of maglev want to push through new costs for the rail company at the last minute Info based on: By Bruce DePuyt, April 5, 2022 https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/05/maglev-foe-launches-11th-hour-bid-to-impose-new-costs-on-rail-firm/ Accessed 2022-04-09 With less than a week remaining...

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Hypernope? MORPC turns to rail, BRT projects as hyperloop company sorts itself out . virgin-hyperloop-one-statehouse0025_1140xx4032-2265-0-743[1].jpg . Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/inno/stories/news/2022/04/06/morpc-suspends-hyperloop-initiative.html Accessed: 2022-04-07 Virgin Hype...

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Сообщество МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова против войны Lomonosov Moscow State University Community Against War Translated text. Russian original below. We, students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and graduates of Russia's oldest university, Lomonosov Moscow State University, categorically condemn t...

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This April Fools' Day don't be a Fossil Fool! Did you know that each #SCMAGLEV train is roughly equivalent to taking 500 cars off the road! It would be "foolish" to not support Northeast Maglev. Source: https://twitter.com/NortheastMaglev/status/1509928830865080320?s=20&t=1hIF1c2es32T...

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Maglev fans will be pleased to learn that the legacy of Prof Eric Laithwaite (1921-1997), electrical engineer known as the "Father of Maglev" for his development of the linear induction motor & maglev) is now recalled by a huge graphic at [...] London Skempton Building Source: Tim Dun...

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Shanghai Transrapid Maglev station at Longyang Road

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: 2022-03-30 TR SHA Station

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Maglev technology has come a long way, and the future for these trains is bright! We can’t wait to write the next chapter of the Superconducting Maglev train here in the Northeast Corridor. Source: https://twitter.com/NortheastMaglev/status/1508868344639750149?s=20&t=ueN_tEXBBanE3O3i34rB_A Acce...

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Prefectural Government Judges Site as Disaster Hazardous, But Does Not Explain to Local Residents At least two of the candidate sites for the disposal of "surplus soil" from the construction of the Linear Central Shinkansen tunnel, in Iida City and Achi Village, were determined by the pre...

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FO3jvhBVgAMaNjF.jpg . Source: https://twitter.com/NortheastMaglev/status/1508111857655042050?s=20&t=FTCYgQhi-LdJvw2IPetxvA Accessed: 2022-03-27 The goal of the SCMAGLEV project is to work in tandem with existing infrastructure to alleviate congestion on our railways, roads, and airways in the N...

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Magnetic levitation raises the bar for safety standards in rail With state-of-the-art superconducting maglev technology looking increasingly likely to come to the U.S., Wayne Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), explains how this revolutionary technology offers the ch...

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Polish media report that Nevomo has completed the first stage of building Europe's longest passive magnetic levitation test track. The reports say that in the south-eastern part of Poland, on the area belonging to the Ciech Sarzyna company in the Podkarpackie voivodship, a railroad track of a length...

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JR Tokai held a briefing session on the construction of the Linear Central Shinkansen in Takagi Village for local residents of the Ajimakita area at the Ajimakita Community Fire Center on August 18, and explained that the construction of the line has not yet started in the Tenryu River section. The...

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"Connecting America’s Cities Convening on the Elements of High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Advocacy" [/size] Project Delivery for Major Intercity Rail Projects Overview of project rationale, key outcomes, contract packages, procurements, interface management, key delivery issues an...

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We've proudly committed to keeping people in their homes and communities intact while planning our D.C.-to-Baltimore route.

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: 2022-03-18_Northeast maglev

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2022-03-11 17:41:10Ecns.cn Editor : Luo Pan (ECNS) -- China's first commercial maglev 3.0 train, with completely independent intellectual property rights, completed a series of tests in Shanghai on Thursday. The commercial maglev train with a design speed of 200 kilometers per hour is a new commerci...

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The Long Beach City Council voted 8-0 to analyze the impact of the proposed "Freedom Villages" project that would construct an elevated maglev monorail to move containers from the port. . FNZBRIWUcAMaS_S.png . Source: https://twitter.com/ModernTimesLB/status/1501469969783005184?s=20&t=...

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Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome claimed foreign companies are lining up for a chance to build a monorail in Pattaya. He said initial feasibility studies have been conducted and that the planned mass-transit system would either be a tram on rubber wheels, monorail or maglev system. No funding has been budge...

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The Russian language version is not online anymore.
It looks like the page has been deleted.
At the same time, the English version continues to exist, but without the names of the signing scientists.

Status: 2022-03-26 23:45 Moscow time

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A high-speed magnetic levitation train line that would run from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., remains a possibility after the company planning to build the project won an appeal in its case seeking to condemn land in Westport. Maryland's Court of Special Appeals, the state's second-highest court, ...

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Afrail Express Announces Appointment of Former Banker as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Former Accenture Executive, Mr. Beniamino Contessotto, appointed to lead the Afrail Express Maglev high-speed rail network development to connect Africa. Afrail Express Limited, a premier Maglev powe...

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: 2022-02-27 Northeast Maglev

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Ever wondered what SCMAGLEV stands for? Well, here you go!

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: 2022-02-05 Northeast maglev 2

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Electrical and computer engineers will keep our trains and stations powered up and running the latest #SCMAGLEV technology! #Eweek2022 #WhatEngineersDo . FMd9RHvVEAAL6yd.jpg . Source: https://twitter.com/NortheastMaglev/status/1497303136968404993?s=20&t=E1BtRSvrItBY-LzkCLsLow Accessed: 2022-02-25

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Virgin is the only company to have completed a successful passenger ride using hyperloop technology so far. It took two passengers - both company staff - on a 500m test-track, reaching speeds of 107mph (172km/h) in November 2020. But many felt the technology was more hype than Hyperloop. At present...

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THE California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued its Draft 2022 Business Plan covering project progress, which reveals that cost estimates have risen from $US 100bn in 2020 to $US 105bn for the 804.6km Phase 1 section from San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim. The project was originally ...

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Virgin Hyperloop has laid off almost half its staff, as the company has shifted its focus from passenger travel to freight. [...] Despite being the only company using this technology that has completed a successful test run with passengers, Virgin Hyperloop announced it will now focus on freight ra...

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The title of the report is quite blunt:

Virgin Hyperloop’s mass layoffs and pivot to freight all but kill the dream of traveling by tube

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Virgin Hyperloop laid off almost half of its staff working on Friday, making 111 people redundant, as the company shifts focus from transporting people to shipping freight. “It’s allowing the company to respond in a more agile and nimble way and in a more cost-efficient manner,” Virgin Hyperloop to...

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　With plans to build a new station on the JR Kansai Line near Hachijo in Nara City, the prefectural government announced on April 21 that it will allocate about 4 billion yen in the initial budget for fiscal 2022 for the construction of the new station and the elevated railway line. The construction...

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: 2022-02-21_Northeast Maglev

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Source: https://twitter.com/NortheastMaglev/sta ... 4hP9I_tgZw Accessed: 2022-02-21

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Iida City Compiles New Town Planning Policy Plan for the Opening of the Linear Railway Feb. 21, 06:45 In Nagano Prefecture, the only station in the prefecture is scheduled to be built in Iida City, as part of JR Tokai's plan to open the Central Linear Shinkansen Line between Shinagawa and Nagoya. I...

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Joint assignment by Delegates Williams, Bartlett, Healey, Ivey, Landis, Lehman, Rogers, Ruth, Valentino-Smith, and Washington with Appropriations which would ban state funding for the maglev line being proposed: FOR the purpose of prohibiting the State and certain units and instrumentalities of the ...

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　86% of the distance between Shinagawa and Nagoya (286 km) will be covered by tunnels. The amount of overburden to be generated is 56.8 million cubic meters, and Gifu Prefecture is expected to generate the most overburden. In Gifu Prefecture, there have been incidents of overburden containing arsen...

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Highway expansion is not the answer to our growing greenhouse gas emissions problem, public transportation projects, such as the SCMAGLEV, are key to solving this issue! Getting cars off the roads is what we should be striving for not expanding roads to accommodate them. . FLfYSxSUUAAd24U.jpg . Sou...

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Past, present and future: The evolution of China's high-speed transport network China's ambition is to make high-speed rail the mode of choice for domestic long-distance travel, but these new railways have a much greater significance. Much like Japan's Shinkansen in the 1960s, they are a symbol of ...

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It's National Send a Card to a Friend Day! With many legislative bodies in session, now's a great time to send one to your elected leaders, sharing your enthusiasm for the SCMAGLEV! Sign the petition today: https://zcu.io/RM6D . FLBIo6mVUAEMJHl.jpg . Source: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NortheastMa...

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2022-02-06_EMS.JPG For more than ten years, the test facility in Lathen has stood idle and resembles a "lost place". PHOTO: Kristina Müller For more than ten years, operations at the Transrapid Test Facility Emsland (TVE) in Lathen have been at a standstill. Since then, a follow-up use ha...

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The construction and operation of Afrail Express have the potential to generate more than 50 million direct and indirect job opportunities across Africa, with the potential to contribute more than USD $5 trillion to African GDP. [...] The first phase of the Afrail Express high-speed passenger rail,...

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Shimada mayor urges JR to build trust / Shizuoka 　At a regular press conference on February 1, Kinuyo Someya, mayor of Shimada City, one of the 10 cities and towns in the Oigawa River basin, spoke about the upcoming talks between the prefectural government and JR Central, saying, "It will take...

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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals heard arguments on Tuesday over whether the developer of a high-speed magnetic levitation train line that would run from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., has the power to condemn land in Westport. The court’s decision will have a paramount effect on the future of...

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Plans unveiled for African maglev network Afrailways is developing Afrail Express as a high-speed passenger rail system to connect the entire African continent, from South Africa to Morocco, and Nigeria to Egypt. Afrail Express is seeking to appoint a main contractor for the construction of the inf...

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