CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 001
1.1 Attribute Characteristics of High-speed Railway System 003
1.2 Development History of Wheel High-speed Railway (WHR) 010
1.3 Development Trend of Maglev High-speed Railway (MHR) 014
1.4 Summary 015
CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTUAL TERMINOLOGIES OF MHR 017
2.1 Basic Concepts 018
2.2 Common Terminologies 030
2.3 Principles of Maglev 035
2.4 Summary 040
CHAPTER 3 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MHR 042
3.1 Relevant Principles of MHR 043
3.2 Main Types of MHR 053
3.3 Summary 074
CHAPTER 4 ATTRIBUTE CHARACTERISTICS OF MHR 076
4.1 Safety 077
4.2 Environmental Friendliness 079
4.3 Energy Saving 082
4.4 Reliability 084
4.5 Applicability 086
4.6 Economy 087
4.7 Strategy 089
4.8 Society 090
4.9 Summary 091
CHAPTER 5 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OF MAGLEV RAILWAY 093
5.1 Development History of Maglev Railway in US 094
5.2 Development History of Maglev Railway in Germany 0100
5.3 Development History of Maglev Railway in Japan 106
5.4 Development History of Maglev Railway in China 112
5.5 Development History of Maglev Railway in Other Countries 118
5.6 Summary 122
CHAPTER 6 CURRENT SITUATION AND DEVELOPMENT VISION OF MHR 123
6.1 MHR System in Germany 125
6.2 MHR System in Japan 132
6.3 MHR System in China 143
6.4 Development Vision of MHR 150
6.5 Summary 155
Reference 156