Six of the eight quickest trains in the world hail from East Asia - dwarfing the speed of the shuttles on the US railways ...

Explore the cutting-edge technology behind Japan’s Maglev train, a marvel of engineering that levitates using superconducting ...

A new “floating” train line has now taken it one step further, travelling 217 miles in just 40 minutes. Japan’s new Maglev train project is a bold vision for the country set to revolutionise ...

The world's fastest train was built by Japan, but it has yet to be put into commercial use. Operated by Japan Railways Group, the maglev train set the world record after reaching 374mph (603kph ...

Central Japan Railway Co said Thursday it has temporarily halted construction work on a new high-speed maglev train line between Tokyo and Nagoya after water and bubbles appeared from the ground in a ...

In Japan, another maglev train, the L0 Series, due to come into service in 2027, has reached a test speed of 375mph (603 kph), the world record before being overtaken by the T-Flight. The new ...

Newly released Cabinet papers from 2009 show SNP ministers discussed highly confidential proposals for a “maglev” - short for magnetic levitation - train service between Scotland's two largest cities.