{"id":65563,"date":"2014-11-16T16:26:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T16:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=65563"},"modified":"2014-11-16T16:27:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T16:27:37","slug":"japans-levitating-train-hits-311mph-first-public-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/japans-levitating-train-hits-311mph-first-public-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s ‘levitating’ train hits 311mph in first public tests"},"content":{"rendered":"
A select group of passengers experienced\u00a0Japan\u2019s new \u2018floating\u2019 maglev train reaching\u00a0500km\/h (311mp\/h) in its first public test.<\/p>\n
Specially-invited members of the public boarded the new ultra-high speed train for its first trial with passengers in Tsaru, Yamanashi Prefecture.<\/p>\n
And the driverless train, which is due to run between Tokyo and Nagoya when it\u2019s finished, topped out at over 500km\/h \u2013 to the delight of the 100 passengers\u00a0on board.<\/p>\n