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  • Magnetic levitation, a method by which an object is suspended above another using magnetic fields
  • Maglev train, a form of rail transport that works using magnetic levitation

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Guardian Unlimited | Life | Probably the world's fastest train (1189 words)
Maglev - shorthand for magnetic levitation - is basically a train that floats on an electromagnetic cushion, which is propelled along a guideway at incredible speeds.
The maglev link could cut the journey time to one hour but the enormous cost of building a new network is more than the country can afford.
A prototype maglev shuttle did run between Birmingham airport and a nearby railway terminal, but was abandoned in 1995 because it was unreliable.
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