Maglev train to have test run in July

A high-speed maglev train, to which China has its own intellectual property rights, will have its first test run in Shanghai this July, China News Service reports.

The train is undertaken by Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. (CAC), which is affiliated with China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I).

The manufacturing of the components of the maglev train was started on Sept. 29, 2005. A hi-tech project in China's State "863" Program, the train is designed to run at 500km per hour with 90 passengers.

As a famous aircraft manufacturer in China, CAC is the only aircraft maker that has entered the sector of maglev transportation. The company funds the R&D itself and fully owns the intellectual property rights to the components of the train.

By People's Daily Online