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July 26 Fast monorail prototype unveiled

A prototype of a mounted monorail train with a maximum operating speed of 43 miles per hour, the fastest of its kind in China, has been unveiled.

Driven by a high-efficiency magnet motor, the experimental train runs along an overhead monorail.

It has been developed by Chinese car rail manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

Liu Yuwen, deputy head of the company’s technology center, said the train can comprise three or five cars, with a passenger capacity of 300 to 510 people.

The company is undertaking China’s first overhead monorail project in Hancheng, Shaanxi province. The construction of the line, which is designed to stretch 34 miles, began in November.

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