Photo Gallery Looking for Clues
The investigation into the causes of Friday's Transrapid disaster which killed 23 has begun. Why was the train sent out onto a track blocked by a maintenance car, and why did the drivers hit the emergency brake so late?
The front of the train was almost completely torn apart by the crash.
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Rescue workers were slowed by the height of the track. Many are questioning the technology's safety.
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The test track is not far from the German border with Holland. So far, the technology has found few buyers.
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Flowers have been laid next to many pieces of the destroyed Transrapid train as friends and family mourn for the victims.
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Candles and flowers for the victims have been laid at the crash site.
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Bits of wreckage were found dozens of meters away from the crash site. The train was travelling at over 100 miles per hour when it slammed into a maintenance car left on the track.
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