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The Siemens magnetically levitated 225-mile-per-hour Transrapid train opened in Shanghai in 2003, using Tesla's electromagnetic field technology.

Nikola Tesla discovered the Rotating Magnetic Field in Budapest, Austro-Hungary in 1882 which is a basis for electromagnetism 

Above: Nikola Tesla at the age of 23.

Above: Nikola Tesla's patent for the application of the rotating magnetic field in electrical transmission of power.

 

China's supertrain takes to tracks   The maglev trains travel above the track at high speed   China has taken delivery of the first section of a futuristic high-speed train which levitates above the track. The German-built "maglev" train uses powerful magnets to hold the vehicle a fraction of a centimetre (inch) above the lines as it travels at speeds of up to 400 km/h (249 mph). Maglev trains Levitate on magnetic tracks Can carry 600 passengers Travel at up to 400 km/h (249 mph) Weigh 100 tons The driverless train will initially run on a 66 kilometre (41 mile) route between Shanghai's Pudong international airport and the city centre. If trials are successful, China is planning to build a 1,250km (777 mile) maglev rail link from the capital, Beijing, to Shanghai and other Chinese cities. A group of Chinese VIPs will be the first passengers to ride the train, on a 30km (19 mile) pilot run on New Year's Day next year. The transport is likely to open to the general public in late 2003, at 50 yuan ($6) a round trip. International project The maglev technology has been developed and tested in Germany and Japan over the past 30 years. The train will initially run in Shanghai   German consortium Transrapid International (TRI) won the first commercial maglev contract in January last year. China has so far bought three trains - 15 carriages - from the consortium, which comprises engineering firms ThyssenKrupp AG and Siemens AG and the German Government. Germany will supply the trains and stations, while Chinese companies will build the tracks. Lucrative contracts The success of the Shanghai trial holds out the prospect of future contracts worth $22bn for more maglev links, possibly including a southern loop joining Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. China is so far the only country to buy the technology, at a cost of $1bn. In Shanghai, there are still 2km (1.2 miles) of track which have yet to be finished before the first train can run. Critics of the maglev trains say it is too expensive and will waste energy. They say high-speed trains already in use in Japan and Europe can travel nearly as fast as the hi-tech trains on standard tracks and have proven to be reliable. Click here for BBC news article

Above: The Siemens magnetically levitated 225-mile-per-hour Transrapid train opened in Shanghai in 2003.  The train is levitated by the use of Tesla's electromagnetic field which enables the train to run smoothly and quickly.  Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field in Budapest, 1882 which is the base of electromagnetism.  The rotating electromagnetic field is the heart of Tesla's alternating current (AC)electricity which is lighting the whole world today.

Above: After the first public demonstration of the train, on New Year's Eve, the German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (seen above, left, with Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, right) revealed that the consortium that built the $1.2bn airport link, has now won a deal to build a further 300km of high-speed track. This contract, which could be worth $5bn, will extend the service south to Hangzhou, and north to Nanjing.

Click here for more information about the world's first commercial magnetically levitated (maglev) train using Tesla's electromagnetic principle.

Click here for more information on MagLev: The Train of the Future on Tesla's electromagnetic field principle