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Prototype of high-speed maglev train shown to public (asahi.com)
5 points by Sami_Lehtinen on June 4, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



are there any technical information available how this maglev train differs from the one operating in shanghai?


The shanghai one is based on German Transrapid technology, the JR-Maglev is based on their own technology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JR%E2%80%93Maglev

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Maglev_Train




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