Changsha City, Hunan Province, central China - April 28, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of 2.0 version of maglev train running on track
2. Engine drivers driving 2.0 version of maglev train
3. Passengers in carriage of 2.0 version of maglev train
4. Dash-board
5. Woman charging smart phone in carriage
6. Screen showing operation situation of 2.0 version of maglev train
7. Staff checking situation inside carriage of 2.0 version of maglev train
8. Facilities showing operation situation of 2.0 version of maglev train
9. Staff inside carriage of 2.0 version of maglev train
10. Engine drivers driving 2.0 version of maglev train
11. Aerial shot of 2.0 version of maglev train moving
12. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Peng Qibiao, chief expert, CRRC Corporation Limited (starting with shots 10-11):
"The 160 kilometers per hour marks the highest speed of the current medium-low speed maglev train and also the highest speed of its kind in China and the world. And before this, we have operated the maglev train of the highest speed of 100 kilometers per hour."

Changsha City, Hunan Province, central China - April 27, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Aerial shots of maglev train running on tracks
14. Passengers waiting at maglev train station
15. Passengers inside carriage of maglev train
16. Screen showing operation situation of maglev train

China's first commercial 2.0 version of maglev train ran 160 kilometers per hour on the Changsha Maglev Express in central China on Tuesday morning, successfully completing a speed test at its maximum design speed.

The test work, which lasts ten months, was jointly conducted by many enterprises including the CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Corporation Limited and research institutes including National University of Defense Technology.

In the process of speed test, major technical problems including medium speed suspension stability and vehicle-bridge coupling were solved. The difficulties including high risk of test, no reference of successful cases and short operation time of night skylight were overcome. Finally, the train successfully completed the speed test of 160 kilometers per hour.

"The 160 kilometers per hour marks the highest speed of the current medium-low speed maglev train and also the highest speed of its kind in China and the world. And before this, we have operated the maglev train of the highest speed of 100 kilometers per hour," said Peng Qibiao, chief expert of CRRC Corporation Limited.

Compared with version 1.0, the 2.0 version of the maglev train has increased its suspension capacity of by six tons, traction power by 30 percent and speed by 60 percent. The 1.0 version of maglev train with speed of 100 kilometers per hour is suitable for urban areas. The 2.0 version of maglev train with speed of 160 kilometers per hour is suitable for the transportation from downtown to satellite city.

Currently, the CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Corporation Limited is taking the lead to conduct research on the 3.0 version of maglev train with speed of 200 kilometers per hour, which is suitable for inter-city traffic.