"Crap this is fast" is all I could think as we rocketed along the concrete track at 430 km/h (275 mph) on the Maglev Bullet train in Shanghai.
"Hmm, no seat belts."
Not like seat belts would do a whole lot in a crash anyway.
The Maglev Bullet train was an exciting but wholly unnatural experience. I think it may be the fastest commercial train in the world right now. A top speed of 275 mph thanks to a precisely tuned magnetic cushion and some brilliant German engineering.
The train follows a single route; a short 10 minute ride from the Shanghai business center to the international airport... and then back again. Not exactly a scenic tour, but then again, you can't see a whole lot when you're clipping along at 1/3 the speed of sound...on the ground.
It's a suprisingly smooth ride, except when you pass the oncoming train on the adjacent track...also speeding at 275mph. That's when you hear/feel the loud THUMP of the two air streams smashing into each other at combined speed faster than a Commercial jet at crusing speed.
New pictures of Maglev Train and Video Of Train Ride
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