Using electro-magnetic force, the maglev train 'levitates' above the tracks with no contact between body and rail. 'Welcome to the high-speed maglev train that runs at 600kph,' read a digital screen inside the train, according to video by Xinhua news agency. It uses high-temperature superconducting (HTS) maglev technology, different from the low-temperature technology employed by Germany and Japan in their maglev trains, according to experts from Southwest Jiaotong University. The Shanghai maglev was jointly developed by Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development and a German consortium consisting of Siemens AG, Thyssen Transrapid GMBH and Transrapid International GMBH. It is the world's fastest commercial train system, with carriages running up to 431 kilometres (267 miles) per hour.

Source: Daily Mail July 20, 2021 15:11 UTC