Japan's maglev train notches up new world speed record
Tokyo (AFP) Apr 21, 2015 - Japan's state-of-the-art maglev train set a world speed record Tuesday in a test run near Mount Fuji, clocking more than 600 kilometres (373 miles) an hour. The seven-car maglev - short for "magnetic levitation" - train, hit a top speed of 603 kilometres an hour, and managed nearly 11 seconds over 600kph Central Japan Railway said. The new record came less than a week after the com ... more
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