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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Busses, Planes, Trains and a Ferry

I'm home after 2 long bus journeys, two flights, numerous train journeys, a Stenaline ferry that had "technical difficulties" and finally an Irish ferries ferry that got me to Dublin.


I took the maglev train to the airport in Shanghai. The Maglev Train is high speed magnetic levitation train. It has a maximum normal operation speed of 431 kmh (268 mph). The maximum speed varies depending on the time of day. The photo below shows a sign that illustrates the train times and maximum speeds throughout the day.

Shanghai Maglev Train speeds


Shanghai Maglev

I took the train during one of the "slow" times so we only traveling at 301kmh.


301 kmh on the Maglev


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