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The Transrapid on a test track (in Germany)
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The Transrapid in actual use in Shanghai

The Transrapid is a high speed train developed in Germany. It uses magnetic levitation. It can go very fast, up to 500km/h. Since now it is only used in Shanghai. It is developed by the company TRANSRAPID INTERNATIONAL GmbH & Co. KG, a company of the Siemens AG and the ThyssenKrupp AG.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Transrapid para niños

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