World's FIRST magnetic levitation train on RAILS - Is this the train of the future?

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

A couple of months ago this video went viral on instagram: In it, a gray box rides on rails. Or rather: it floats over them.
This year, the Italian company Ironlev presented a magnetic levitation train that works with permanent magnets! It is the world's first magnetic levitation train to run on existing tracks at an average speed of 70 km/h. An upcoming test vehicle is even expected to reach 200 km/h.
The company says: “Ironlev technology will be the gold standard for the trains of the future. How the technology works and whether we really have a new gold standard here or just a very good advertising campaign, that's what we're talking about now.

This video was created by my editorial team. Responsible from the editorial team: Florian Krupka, Jacob Beautemps; Editing: Aron Kamenz, Sören Rensch, Aaron Runkel

Chapters
00:00 Floating on rails
01:40 What's maglev?
02:08 How Ironlev works
04:32 Prototype test
05:40 The big HURDLE
08:27 Outlook

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