The Transrapid Mark 6 was the engineering marvel of the 80es in Germany. When I was a kid we were told that these sleek maglev trains would connect every major city in Europe by 1995. Well, humans eschew change and these ambitious plans never took off. The only Transrapid maglev train currently in service has been connecting Shanghai and its airport since 2004. The older Mk 4 model can be seen here http://www.pbase.com/soenke/image/164554397
German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology, Bonn branch