One of the best video (or even the best one) I have ever seen about maglev technology

The trip from Tokyo to Osaka would be quite a mileage for a Maglev. I went on a day return on a shinkansen 700 from Tokyo to Kyoto.I was very impressed with the comfort,cleanliness and the efficiency. Japan amaze me,they will build it!! They are also building a giant new Tokyo Tower!!!

It's amazing, but it takes away with him all the joy of looking at the landscape, and in a wonderful country like Japan that's all.

Incredible!! I love really fast trains; but this is a rochet!! I would love to go on it some day. I was so impressed when I visited Japan 5 months ago.I loved the place.I went on a Shinkansen 700 and was amazed at their punctuality etc.etc.

The Japan Maglev is a fantastic achievement. One must always remember that the French made a TGV go at 515.3 kph in 1990. With normal train wheels on the normal high speed section of track, that was an incredible thing to have done.

It absolutely amazes me; because doing that speed on normal rails running the train on wheels like a TGV is incredibly risky and brave,even if it is a specially prepared train etc. The French have real passion for the TGV.

I really respect the Japanese the French and the Germans for their passion about fast trains. In the '50s I went on what was a fast train then in France and that thrilling feeling has always stayed with me. The Germans developed the Maglev.That's how China obtained it and the Japanese are amazing with their pride,precission, passion and everything else.Long live the fast train!!

Very interesting " mjlty", thanks for letting know that information. I am absolutely facinated by very fast trains. I was very impressed when I went on a Shinkansen 700 to Kyoto return from Tokyo April 2006 and also the Tgv Duplex from Paris to Nice in June 2006. I loved my trip to Japan and I know in time Japan will have these fantastic Maglevs running on regular routes. I hope I will come over again to Japan and travel on one. I would even enjoy a Fastech 360.

Imagine going coast to coast in freaking 12 hours. With this it's possible (pacific to atlantic and visversa). The only thing they would have to fix is the amount of sound it emits, with the suction from the walls it makes it sound like a jet. But holy man 581km/h max speed! You could get from Niagara falls to Toronto in between 12 and 17 minutes!

... And the most amazing thing is that this was all filmed in Iowa! ... Sorry, couldn't resist:-)

世界一の速さと安全を誇る日本の鉄道技術は素晴らしいですね！！ 運行開始が待ち遠しいです！

unbelievable. it IS one of the latest techs on earth.

Yes 561 kph for the japanese Maglev for the all over record (Maglev lifts from the ground) and 574.8 kph for the French conventional record (wheels on rails).

Did not realise this was a 2006 upload

7olusegun. Thanks very much for that genuinely fascinating information. When you have very big mileage like in France,then the Maglev wouldn't work. The track costs an absolute fortune.They showed it in a documentary.

It recorded 581 kph in 2003, a world record which still stands. The French won the conventional rail record of 574......? on rails which was an amazing achievement.

I thought the wheels lifted at a certain speed. I know that happens with the german one running regularly in China.They had to also build a special track there.I hope somone can give more information about this.

Fantastic! Ooohhh I hope they build one in North America. :(

The French did 574.8 kph with conventional rail,which was an amazing achievement on actual rail.

It is not cost efficient or energy efficient to have frequent stops for the Maglev. The higher the speed, the less stops you want to have.

Yes.

海外の皆さん、ご覧いただけましたか？ これが日本の技術力です。

I'm sorry but its British technology, we developed the first functional maglev train.

omg thats fastest train in world! i wanna ride that!

nice train i love to try that.... nice japanese....

this thing goes on magnetic energy, that's why they use it, for the good of theyr country enviroment,

that was fast OO

Amazing

you know thats why japanese people like you guys. japanese people like to follow the leadership of superpower of the world.

THATS COOL

omg... just amazing

Shhhhhh! Its not safe for us to say that over the internet anymore.

Yes 581 kph for Japanese Maglev. Sorry my computer key got sticky.

@v6g3h7 I was talking about the germans. if they develop such a technology, why don't they use it in Deutschland?

@tycky2002 Because it was too expensive

the Chinese and the Japaniese has things that the USA wish we had.....now with Gasoline approaching $10.00 The usa might get smart and get this for US....

Seems kinda loud inside the train though..

@naoe0503 なんと、乗車賃も新幹線＋1000円程度なんだそうですね でも実用化されるのが数十年後とか言われると…

The US does not produce engineering marvels. It has found information and innovation to be more valuable. Japan and the rest of the world are still entangled in the industrial age while the US has progressed into the information age. Why is America a superpower? Because we control and sell information and innovations through corporations such as Google, GE, Walmart, etc. We use this information to invest wisely and own what is important.

A-co-jo-nan-te...

This is needless for Japan. Japan is small. The Sinkansen is enough.

but they don't have the money to realise it . lol

To gajaroma, Are you japanese? The letters of "ameriKa" remind me that you're a japanese.

乗客のリアクションが薄いな・・・ 時速500㎞ってったらかなりすごいのに車内は普通の新幹線のような雰囲気でシュールだわ

ja pierdole!! jest dobry

痛いニュースからｗｗ

To gajaroma, Your comment is so arrogant and boring. Every country has its great tradition, although I hate it.