Japan Maglev train breaks world speed record
Tokyo: A Japanese magnetic levitation (maglev) train is said to have broken its own global speed record, by maintaining a speed limit 603km/h (374mph) in a test run arranged near Mount Fuji.
The train which ran at a speed of 590km/h last week was its previous best.
In Maglev trains, electrically charged magnets are used to lift and move carriages above the rail tracks.
Central Japan Railway (JR Central), which owns the trains, wants to introduce the service between Tokyo and the central city ...
