On 16 April, the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) set a new world speed record on rail of 590km/h, achieved with a seven-car L0 series maglev train on the company's Uenohara-Fuefuki test track. The previous record was 581km/, set in December 2003. The company says it intends trying for 600
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