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  • Magnetic train crashes in Germany [Fatalities]

    09/22/2006 6:26:15 AM PDT · by wolf78 · 23 replies · 1,210+ views
    BBC News ^ | Friday, 22 September 2006 | BBC
    Magnetic train crashes in Germany An elevated magnetic train has crashed on a test track in north-western Germany, killing several people. The train, which floats on a monorail via a magnetic levitation system called Maglev, was going at 200km/h (120 mph) when it crashed, a local official said. Some carriages were left balancing on a section of track about five metres (16.5ft) in the air after the accident near the town of Lathen. The driverless train hit a maintenance vehicle on the track, officials said. "There are some fatalities - we don't know how many yet," said Dieter Sturm, a...