Author(s)

K. Takao, Y. Matsudaira & A. Inoue

Abstract

We have been developing the superconducting magnetic levitation (Maglev) systems since 1962. In the spring of 1995 the vehicles for the first train set on the Yamanashi Test Line, named the "MLX01" type, were completed and were moved to the Yamanashi depot. The first train set is a 3-car unit. The constitution of vehicles is an articulated bogie system. The train can run levitated at over 500 km/h. An important feature of the exterior is the nose shape of the head cars. The head car for Kofu is named the "Double Cusp" style, and the head car for Tokyo is named the "Aero-wedge" style, each being a shape with superior aerodynamic performance. Th

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