Japanese private rail company Central Japan Railways (JR Central) announced yesterday that it had broken the world record for the fastest train speed. The company constructed a seven-car maglev train which travelled at a top speed of 590 km/h (366 mph) for 19 seconds during a test using JR Central’s new LO-series cars. With this speed, the new train…
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