A video showing off Birmingham airport in 1984 on the first day of operations. Birmingham Airport had the maglev line, the first commercial maglev in the world, although it suffered numerous issues over the 11 years it was running, and it was eventually retired. The maglev was replaced with Air-Rail Link.
World's First Maglev Lines - maglev.net:
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – 1984–1995
The world's first commercial maglev line was a slow-speed (up to 42 km/h / 26 mph), short length (600 m / 2,000 ft) shuttle between the Birmingham Airport and the Birmingham International railway station. It was up and running for 11 years, sadly albeit it was hugely popular among the travellers, it had to close down due to continuous electrical system failures.
World's First Maglev Lines - maglev.net:
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – 1984–1995
The world's first commercial maglev line was a slow-speed (up to 42 km/h / 26 mph), short length (600 m / 2,000 ft) shuttle between the Birmingham Airport and the Birmingham International railway station. It was up and running for 11 years, sadly albeit it was hugely popular among the travellers, it had to close down due to continuous electrical system failures.
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