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Development of the Maglev superconduction system in Japan.

Développement du système Maglev à supraconduction au Japon.

Author(s) : TSURUGA H., SAWADA K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The authors retrace the history of the development of railways on the East coast of Japan, with particular focus on the Maglev project over the past 30 years. Following a 9-month testing period, the test vehicle MLX01 reached a speed of 550 kilometres/hours in December 1997. The development of the JR Maglev system entered a new phase when tests began on the Yamanashi test line: these tests demonstrated the excellent features of the system. Calculation of the quantities of CO2 emitted per person travelling from Tokyo to Osaka using various forms of transport show that the Maglev vehicle, even at high speed, emits only about 1/2 the CO2 emitted by a plane. Thanks to its state-of-the-art features and performance at high speed, the Maglev superconduction system is likely to be adopted for the Chuo Shinkansen project

Details

  • Original title: Développement du système Maglev à supraconduction au Japon.
  • Record ID : 1999-2752
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Rail int. - 167-170; 4 fig.; 1 ref.
  • Publication date: 1998/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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