There are already plans to implement Maglev-based systems in Mexico City, New Delhi, and Paris, but United States entrepreneurs and scientists are just as enthusiastic about New York. The Northeast Maglev Company in Washington D.C. wants to create the first Maglev transport system in the…

Maxis, those fourth-wall breaking PC game wizards behind The Sims and SimCity are nothing if not futuristically optimistic. It’s not unusual to come across futuristic or even surreal add-on objects that are a generation ahead of contemporary society. However, the unveiling of Sim Maglev is…

Recently, a group of students created a new toy idea – and it went viral. The video, highlighted by the Japan Institute of Science and Technology, featured a Controlled Quantum Levitation Wipe-Out Track. People all over the world watched the video – and hoped they…

What do you do with a block of balsam wood and some like magnetic strips? If you’ve put your boy through cub scouts, the first thing you might think is, “I know. We’ll build a race car for a soap box derby”. Well, the principle…

Collection of the most interesting photos that were taken of the Shanghai Maglev. 1 Photo by Vanessa 2 Photo by Hui Liao 3 Photo by Lars 4 View out the train window at 431 km/h Photo by Lars 5 Pudong Postcard 6 Shanghai Maglev aerial…

The Hyperloop is the latest transport idea straight from the pages of a science fiction novel that could soon become a reality. That’s if Elon Musk has his way. He recently proposed a new kind of transport where passengers are shot through a partially evacuated…

The most ambitious maglev project to date has started testing in Japan. The five-car train quickly accelerates to a top speed of over 500kph. The train – known as the L0 Series – travels so fast that it creates a shock wave and slipstream of…

2020 Update We’ve all heard about the Japanese Bullet trains, the French TGV and the Shanghai Maglev but which one is fastest? There’s only one way to find out: read below. We have updated the list for 2020. 14. Siemens Velaro E Year: 2006 Guadalajara-Calatayud…

This page will guide you through the most important bits of the Shanghai Maglev, whether you are only interested in the background or you would like to use it. Speed and costs, construction and advantages of the technology and ticket information. Photo by Cecil Lee…

We have collected the most famous Maglev lines in the world that have either came to a halt or never seen the daylight. In all cases the number one reason was the high cost, but the stories are very different. One Swiss project and three…