Jiaotong University, Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China. It was
   tested successfully by the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory, and
   could further increase the speeds of commercial high-speed trains.
   Pictured is a student going for a test ride
   A super-maglev enclosed tube vehicle has been unveiled at Southwest
   Jiaotong University, Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China. It was
   tested successfully by the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory, and
   could further increase the speeds of commercial high-speed trains.
   Pictured is a student going for a test ride

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   Jiaotong University, Chengdu city, Sichuan province, China. It was
   tested successfully by the Applied Superconductivity Laboratory, and
   could further increase the speeds of commercial high-speed trains.
   Pictured is a student going for a test ride

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   This travelled at a rather mundane 26 miles (42 kilometres) per hour.

   It was not until the turn of the century, though, that high-speed
   maglev would come into commercial operation, mostly in Japan and China.