{"id":14591,"date":"2024-03-13T11:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1404747"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:02:44","slug":"watch-the-first-ever-test-of-a-maglev-train-on-an-existing-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14591","title":{"rendered":"Watch: The first-ever test of a maglev train on an existing track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw-blurple?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F03%2FUntitled-design-8.jpg&amp;signature=5c7ad103b330d6fc4b409c35836cebe3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation \u2014 aka maglev.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Italian firm IronLev, which developed the <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tech<\/a>, claims to have completed the first-ever <\/span><span>maglev test on an existing train track \u2014<\/span><span> and has the footage to prove it. You can scrutinise the evidence for yourself in the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Tech video - Magnetic Levitation on a existing rail\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcdoc=\"\n\n<style>*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}<\/style>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oiAqbE5HI5c?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;theme=light&amp;playsinline=1'><img src='https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oiAqbE5HI5c\/hqdefault.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/themes\/cyberdelia\/assets\/img\/ytplaybtn.png' style='top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)'><img src='https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/themes\/cyberdelia\/assets\/img\/ytplaybtn-hover.png' style='top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;opacity:0;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)'><\/a>&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243; allow=&#8221;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&#8221; allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The maglev journey took place on a railway line near Venice. Across the two-kilometre route, the prototype vehicle hit a speed of 70 km\/h. According to <span>IronLev, not a single modification had been made to the track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trial could <span>pave the way towards magnetic levitation on railway lines that are already in use.<\/span>&nbsp; This creates<span>&nbsp;\u201csignificant advantages\u201d in efficiency, noise, and vibration reduction, IronLev said yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The system also promises clean, green, and rapid travel. By using electricity to hover on a cushion of air, maglev trains can cut carbon emissions without sacrificing performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\" readability=\"0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/conference\/tickets?utm_source=TNW-media&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=TNW2024groups\" data-event-category=\"Article\" data-event-action=\"In Article Block\" data-event-label=\"TNW Conference 2024 - Group ticket offer\" target=\"_blank\" readability=\"4\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024 &#8211; Group ticket offer<\/p>\n<p>Save up to 40% with our Group offer and join Europe&#8217;s leading tech festival in June!<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their journey to real railway lanes, however, has been slow. After decades of research and development, there are still only<span> six operational maglev trains today: three in China, two in South Korea, and one in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Germany also briefly ran a maglev service at the end of the Cold War. <\/span><span>Running from 1989 to 1991, the route filled a gap in the <\/span><span>public transport network caused by the <\/span><span>Berlin Wall. After Germany\u2019s reunification, the line was<\/span><span> rendered redundant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the years since then, several factors have delayed the system\u2019s return to <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a>. One of them is the hefty price tag on the tech. The Shanghai maglev, for instance, cost <a href=\"http:\/\/maglevmn.weebly.com\/cost-of-maglev.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an estimated<\/a> $60mn (\u20ac55mn) per mile of track.<\/p>\n<p>Another longstanding barrier for maglev trains is the inability to run them on existing infrastructure. But IronLev may have finally found a solution to that problem.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/watch-first-maglev-train-existing-track\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation \u2014 aka maglev. 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