TRAINS IN WORLD

  1. High speed train in the world.
  2. Oldest train in the world.
  3. Slowest train in the world.
  4. Longest train and heavier train.

1. High speed train – Maglev trains

Shanghai maglev train

• Shanghi maglev train is the highest speed train in the world.

  • Service type – passenger train.
  • “Maglev trains ( short form of magnetic leviation)” are very fast type of high speed rail.
  • Magnetic leviation is a technology that uses magnetic fields to make iron move.
  • Speed – 603 km/h (374 miles per hour).
  • Jarmany and Japan coutries are both developing “Maglev” trains.
  • Cost – $1.2 billion dollars to build, it’s about $60 million dollars per mile track.

What is maglev trains?

         Transfort method that uses magnetic leviation to move  vehicles without making contact with ground.