A high-speed maglev test vehicle, with a designed maximum speed of 600 km/h, successfully conducted its maiden test run on a 1.5 km maglev line at Tongji University in Shanghai on June 21, marking a new important breakthrough in China’s high-speed maglev development, CGTN reported.
In this first test run, it traveled much slower than its maximum design speed. Speeds will increase as testing progresses. The head of R&D for China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) asserted, “The vehicle showed stable suspension guidance and sound operation. All key technical indicators met the design requirements and expectations.”
According to CRRC, by the end of 2020, five high-speed maglev test vehicles will be rolled off the production line in China. Further, a whole engineering system of the 600 km/h high-speed maglev prototype will be completed.
