Maglev Carriage

[CL44]

Just a little bit of history that the older members might appreciate.

The Maglev Carriage (No 2) which has been parked on one of the old car parks on the Cargo Centre has been sold (again).

Originally sold for over 25K on e-bay (the sale fell through for some unknown reason) the carriage has now been bought by someone for £100 to go into their garden. The news broke this morning on the BBC local bulletin, and a vehicle turned up about an hour ago ready to load.

I must admit that I thought the blessed thing would fall apart when it was lifted, but it managed to stay together. The vehicle is literaly just leaving the Airport now on its journey to its new home.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Didn't BHX first have its Maglev system back in the 1980s?

I have no expert knowledge at all but I believe there are different systems of magnetic levitation. It might be thought that some would be well developed by now.

The only one I'm aware of is the line from Shanghai to Shanghai Airport that runs at up to 260 mph. My son-in-law as travelled on this on several occasions when in China on business and says it's quite an experience.