MLU002

The MLU002 (Magnetic Levitation, U-shaped guideway) was an experimental maglev trainset. Built in 1987, the vehicle was based on the older MLU001 and was used by the Railway Technical Research Institute solely for experimental purposes.
==History==
The car was built in 1987 for experimental purposes only. The car was built with a prototype of the current bogie system used by SCMaglev trains today, and was used for experimenting with ways to reduce magnetic drag at low speeds and ways to improve ride comfort among other reasons. In 1989, the MLU002 clocked a speed of 394.3 km/h (245 mph). However, during a test run in 1991, the bogies malfunctioned; this caused sparks to fly and the car burned up during the test run.
After the car burned up, the car was replaced by the newly built MLU002N.
==Specifications==
The car was 10.1 meters long, 3 meters wide and 3.3 meters high. The car rode on a U-shaped guideway and could seat up to 44. The MLU002 was the very last experimental train produced for the JNR.
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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