Watch: The first test of a magnetic levitation train on an existing track

Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever maglev test on an existing train track — and has the footage to prove it. You can scrutinise the evidence for yourself in the video below: The maglev journey took place on a railway line near Venice. Across the two-kilometre route, the prototype vehicle hit a speed of 70 km/h. According to IronLev, not a single modification had been made to the track. The trial could pave the way towards…

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