MLU002

The MLU002 (Magnetic Levitation, U-shaped guideway) was an experimental maglev trainset. Built in 1987, the vehicle was based on the older MLU001 and was used by the Railway Technical Research Institute solely for experimental purposes.

History[]

The car was built in 1987 for experimental purposes only. The car was built with a prototype of the current bogie system used by SCMaglev trains today, and was used for experimenting with ways to reduce magnetic drag at low speeds and ways to improve ride comfort among other reasons. In 1989, the MLU002 clocked a speed of 394.3 km/h (245 mph). However, during a test run in 1991, the bogies malfunctioned; this caused sparks to fly and the car burned up during the test run.

After the car burned up, the car was replaced by the newly built MLU002N.

Specifications[]

The car was 10.1 meters long, 3 meters wide and 3.3 meters high. The car rode on a U-shaped guideway and could seat up to 44. The MLU002 was the very last experimental train produced for the JNR.

References[]

Wikipedia.org

Shinkansen
Active	JR West	500 • 700 • N700 • N700S • W7
	JR East	E2 • E3 • E5 • E6 • E7 • E8
	JR Central	N700 • N700S
	JR Kyushu	N700 • N700S • 800
	JR Hokkaido	H5
Withdrawn	JR West	0 • 100 • 300
	JR East	200 • 400 • E1 • E4
	JR Central	0 • 100 • 300 • 700
Future	JR Central	L0
Non-revenue	JNR	922 • 925 • 941 • 951 • 961 • 962 • 1000
	JR West	922 • 923 • 500-900
	JR East	925 • 952/953 • E926 • E954 • E955 • E956
	JR Central	922 • 923 • 955
	RTRI	FGT-9000 • GCT01 • GCT01-200 • ML100 • ML500 • ML500R • MLU001 • MLU002 • MLU002N • MLX01
Other	JR Central	Super Hikari Model

Railway Technical Research Institute rolling stock
Active	DC BEMUs	LH02
	Dual-current EMUs	FGT-9000
	Fuel cell MUs	R291
Withdrawn	Dual-current EMUs	497 • GCT01 • GCT01-200
	Maglev	ML100 • ML500 • ML500R • MLU001 • MLU002 • MLU002N • MLX01

JR rolling stock

Shinkansen
Active	JR West	500 • 700 • N700 • N700S • W7
	JR East	E2 • E3 • E5 • E6 • E7 • E8
	JR Central	N700 • N700S
	JR Kyushu	N700 • N700S • 800
	JR Hokkaido	H5
Withdrawn	JR West	0 • 100 • 300
	JR East	200 • 400 • E1 • E4
	JR Central	0 • 100 • 300 • 700
Future	JR Central	L0
Non-revenue	JNR	922 • 925 • 941 • 951 • 961 • 962 • 1000
	JR West	922 • 923 • 500-900
	JR East	925 • 952/953 • E926 • E954 • E955 • E956
	JR Central	922 • 923 • 955
	RTRI	FGT-9000 • GCT01 • GCT01-200 • ML100 • ML500 • ML500R • MLU001 • MLU002 • MLU002N • MLX01
Other	JR Central	Super Hikari Model

JR East rolling stock
Active	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: E2 • E3 • E5 • E6 • E7 • E8 Non-revenue Shinkansen: E926 • E956 Commuter: 701 • 719 • E721 Limited Express: E751
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 115 • E127 • E129 • E131 • 205 • 209 • 211 • E217 • E231 • E233 • E235 Limited Express: 185 • 253 • 255 • E257 • E259 • E261 • E353 Non-revenue: 209-0
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	AC BEMUs	Commuter: EV-E801
	DC BEMUs	Commuter: EV-E301
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	Fuel cell MUs	Non-revenue: FV-E991
	Other MUs	Non-revenue: E991
Withdrawn	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: 200 • 400 • E1 • E4 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 925 • 952/953 • E954 • E955 Commuter: 715 • 717 Non-revenue: 740 • 743
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 12 • 101 • 103 • 105 • 107 • 113 • 123 • 201 • 203 • 207 • 215 • 301 • E331 Limited Express: 157 • 165 • 167 • 169 • 183 • 189 • 251 • E351 Non-revenue: 90 • 143 • 145 • 193 • 901 • E993
	Dual-current EMUs	Commuter: 417 • 451 • 453 • 455 • 457 Limited Express: 485 • 489 • 583 • 651 Non-revenue: 441 • 443 • 497 • E991
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 20 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 37 • KiHa 38 • KiHa 45 Express: KiHa 58 Charter: KiHa 141 Non-revenue: KiYa 191
	Hybrid MUs	Non-revenue: KiYa E991 • KuMoYa E995
Future	Hybrid MUs	Commuter: HB-E220

JR West rolling stock
Active	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: 500 • 700 • N700 • N700S • W7 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 923
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 103 • 105 • 113 • 115 • 117 • 123 • 125 • 201 • 205 • 207 • 213 • 221 • 223 • 225 • 227 • 321 • 323 Limited Express: 271 • 273 • 281 • 283 • 285 • 287 • 289 • 381 Non-revenue: 145
	Dual-current EMUs	Commuter: 521 Limited Express: 681 • 683
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 40 • KiHa 120 • KiHa 121/126 • KiHa 122/127 Limited Express: KiHa 187 • KiHa 189 Non-revenue: KiYa 141 • KiYa 143
	Hybrid DEMUs	Charter: 87 Non-revenue: DEC700 • DEC741
Withdrawn	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: 0 • 100 • 300 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 922 • 500-900
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 42 • 83 • 84 • 101 • 211 Limited Express: 165 • 167 • 183 Non-revenue: 90 • 91 • 213/223-9000 • 441
	Dual-current EMUs	Commuter: 413 • 415 • 419 • 455 • 457 • 471 • 475 Limited Express: 485 • 489 • 583 Non-revenue: 443
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 33 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 37 • KiHa 45 • KiHa 52 Express: KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 Limited Express: KiHa 181 Non-revenue: KiYa 191
	Hybrid BEMUs	Commuter: DGBC2

JR Central rolling stock
Active	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: N700 • N700S Non-revenue Shinkansen: 923
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 211 • 213 • 311 • 313 • 315 Limited Express: 285 • 373 • 383
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 11 • KiHa 25 • KiHa 75 Limited Express: HC85 Non-revenue: KiYa 95 • KiYa 97
Withdrawn	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: 0 • 100 • 300 • 700 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 922 • 955
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 12 • 103 • 105 • 113 • 115 • 117 • 119 • 123 Limited Express: 165 • 371 • 381 Non-revenue: 90 • 145 • 193
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 30 • KiHa 40 Express: KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 Limited Express: KiHa 80 • KiHa 85
Future	DC EMUs	Limited Express: 385
Future	Maglevs	Maglev: L0
Proposed	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: Super Hikari Model

JR Kyushu rolling stock
Active	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: N700 • N700S • 800 Commuter: 713 • 811 • 813 • 815 • 817 • 821 Limited Express: 783 • 787 • 883 • 885
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 103 • 303 • 305
	Dual-current EMUs	Commuter: 415
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 40 • KiHa 125 • KiHa 200 Limited Express: KiHa 71 • KiHa 72 • KiHa 183-1000 • KiHa 185 Charter: KiHa 125-400 Non-revenue: BE220
	AC BEMUs	Commuter: BEC819
	Hybrid MUs	Commuter: YC1
Withdrawn	AC EMUs	Commuter: 715 • 717
	Dual-current EMUs	Commuter: 457 • 475 Limited Express: 485
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 20 • KiHa 31 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 45 Express: KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 • KiHa 66

JR Hokkaido rolling stock
Active	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: H5 Commuter: 721 • 731 • 733 • 735 • 737 Limited Express: 785 • 789
Active	DMUs	Commuter: H100 • KiHa 40 • KiHa 54 • KiHa 141 • KiHa 150 • KiHa 201 Limited Express: KiHa 261 • KiHa 281 • KiHa 283 Non-revenue: KiYa 291
Withdrawn	AC EMUs	Commuter: 711 Limited Express: 781
	Dual-current EMUs	Limited Express: 485 • 583
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 22 • KiHa 45 • KiHa 130 Express: KiHa 56 Limited Express: KiHa 80 • KiHa 183 series • (KiHa 183-5000 • KiHa 183-5100 • KiHa 183-5200) Non-revenue: KiHa 160 • KiHa 285
Future	Fuel cell MUs	Commuter: Unclassified

JR Shikoku rolling stock
Active	DC EMUs	Commuter: 113 • 121 • 5000 • 6000 • 7000 • 7200 Limited Express: 8000 • 8600
Active	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 32 • KiHa 40 • KiHa 54 • 1000 • 1200 • 1500 Limited Express: KiHa 185 • 2000 • N2000 • 2600 • 2700
Withdrawn	DC EMUs	Commuter: 111
Withdrawn	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 20 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 45 Express: KiHa 57 • KiHa 58 • KiHa 65 Limited Express: KiHa 181
Future	Hybrid MUs	Commuter: Unclassified

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JNR	Diesel prototype	DB10 • DC10 • DC11 • DD10
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	6-axle diesel	DF40 • DF41 • DF50 • DF90 • DF91 (gen 1) • DF91 (gen 2) • DF92 • DF93
	Shinkansen	911 • 912
	Narrow-gauge diesel	Ke DB10 • Ke DB11
	Early 2/4-axle freight electric	AB10 • EB10 • ED10 • ED11 • ED12 • ED13 • ED14 • ED15 • ED16 • ED17 • ED18 (gen 1) • ED18 (gen 2) • ED19 • ED23 • ED24
	Early 4-axle passenger electric	ED50 • ED51 • ED52 • ED53 • ED54 • ED55 • ED56 • ED57
	Early 6-axle freight electric	EF10 • EF11 • EF12 • EF13 • EF14 • EF15 • EF16 • EF18
	Early 6-axle passenger electric	EF20 • EF50 • EF51 • EF52 • EF53 • EF54 • EF55 • EF56 • EF57 • EF58 • EF59 • HEF10 • HEF50
	Early 8-axle electric	EH10 • EH50 • HEH50 • HEH150
	Early Abt rack rail electric	EC40 • ED40 • ED41 • ED42
	Acquired from private railways	ED20 • ED21 • ED22 • ED25 (gen 1) • ED25 (gen 2) • ED26 (gen 1) • ED26 (gen 2) • ED27 (gen 1) • ED27 (gen 2) • ED28 (gen 1) • ED28 (gen 2) • ED29 (gen 1) • ED29 (gen 2) • ED30 (gen 1) • ED31 • ED32 • ED33 • ED34 • ED35 • ED36 • ED37 • ED38 • Ke ED10 • DeKi 1 • RoKo 1 • DeKi 501 • RoKo 1000
	DC 4-axle	ED60 • ED61 • ED62 • ED63 • ED95
	AC 4-axle	ED44 • ED45 • ED70 • ED71 • ED72 • ED73 • ED74 • ED75 • ED76 • ED77 • ED78 • ED79 • ED90 • ED91 • ED93 • ED94
	DC 6-axle	EF60 • EF61 • EF62 • EF63 • EF64 • EF65 • EF66 • EF67 • EF90
	AC 6-axle	EF70 • EF71
	Dual-current	ED30 (gen 2) • ED46 • ED92 • EF30 • EF80 • EF81
	Other	AH100
JR Group	Dual-current electric	ED500 • EF500 • EF510 • EH500
	DC electric	EF200 • EF210 • EH200
	DC EMU	M250
	AC electric	EH800
	Diesel	DD18 • DD19 • DB500 • DD200 • DF200 • ENR-1000
	Hybrid	HD300

Railway Technical Research Institute rolling stock
Active	DC BEMUs	LH02
	Dual-current EMUs	FGT-9000
	Fuel cell MUs	R291
Withdrawn	Dual-current EMUs	497 • GCT01 • GCT01-200
	Maglev	ML100 • ML500 • ML500R • MLU001 • MLU002 • MLU002N • MLX01

JGR/JNR rolling stock
JGR	Wooden-bodied EMUs	Commuter: 963 • 6250 • 6260 • 6280 • 6285 • 6300 • 6310 • 6340 • 33400 • 33500 • 43200 • 63100
	Steel-bodied EMUs	Commuter: 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 40 • 42 • 50 • 51 • 62 • 63 • 70 • 72 Express: 52 • 80
	Non-revenue EMUs	Non-revenue: 7 • 93
	DMUs	Constant mesh gearbox: KiHa 01 • KiHa 04 • KiHa 07 • KiHa 5000 • KiHa 40000 Diesel-electric: KiHaNi 36450 • KiHa 43000 • KiHa 44000 Miscellaneous: KiSaHa 04
	Miscellaneous	Steam railcar: HoJi 6005
JNR	AC EMUs	Shinkansen: 0 • 100 • 200 Non-revenue Shinkansen: 922 • 925 • 941 • 951 • 961 • 962 • 1000 Commuter: 711 • 713 • 715 • 717 Limited Express: 781 Non-revenue: 791
	DC EMUs	Commuter: 101 • 103 • 105 • 111 • 113 • 115 • 117 • 119 • 121 • 123 • 201 • 203 • 205 • 207 • 211 • 213 • 301 Limited Express: 151 • 153 • 155 • 157 • 159 • 161 • 165 • 167 • 169 • 181 • 183 • 185 • 189 • 381 Conversions: 1 • 10 • 11 • 12 Non-revenue: 141 • 143 • 145 • 147 • 191 • 193 Proposed: 187
	Dual-current EMUs	Commuter: 413 • 415 • 417 • 419 Limited Express: 451 • 453 • 455 • 457 • 471 • 473 • 475 • 481 • 483 • 485 • 489 • 581 • 583 Non-revenue: 21 • 22 • 90 • 441 • 443 • 493 • 495 • 591
	DMUs	Commuter: KiHa 08 • KiHa 10 • KiHa 15 • KiHa 20 • KiHa 31 • KiHa 32 • KiHa 35 • KiHa 37 • KiHa 38 • KiHa 40 • KiHa 45 • KiHa 54 • KiHa 66 Express: KiHa 55 • KiHa 56 • KiHa 57 • KiHa 58 • KiHa 60 • KiHa 65 • KiHa 90 Limited Express: KiHa 80 • KiHa 181 • KiHa 183 • KiHa 185 Non-revenue: KiYa 191
	GTLs	Non-revenue: KiHa 391