Shanghai, China
The final attraction of our trip has an element of practicality to it too. The train linking the city to the airport is the Maglev, the 300 mph Magnetic Levitation Train. It is the first commercial high-speed maglev line in the world; it covers the 30km distance between Longyang Road station and the airport in just 7 minutes and 20 seconds. The ride is incredibly smooth and quieter than a tube train - remarkable considering the immense speed the train is travel...