TRAINS IN WORLD

Amazing facts about maglev trains

1. The maglev train covers a distance 30.5 kilometres in just 8 minutes.

2. Maglev trains no air pollution during operation because no fuel is being burned.

3. There is no friction. The train produce almost no sound making the ride smoother for passengers.

4. The cost of construction of the train track also involves a lot of expenses as it require some rare elements like scandium, yettrium and 15 lanthanides.

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2. Oldest train in world-fairy queen.

• Service type – passenger train.
• The fairy queen also known as the east Railway Nr.22 ;
• It was built in 1855.
• Builder : Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson.
• Serial number : 481
• Loco weight : 26 long tons : 29 short tons.
• Water cap : 3000 L
• Cylinders : 2
• Maximum speed : 40km/h ( 25mph)
• Operators : east indian railway company.
• It runs between new delhi and alwar.