The first man-loading high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnetic levitation (Maglev) test vehicle in the
world has normally operated over one year after its birth on December 31, 2000. Heretofore over 23 000 passengers
have taken the vehicle, and it operates very well from first running to now. The HTS Maglev vehicle is over guideway,
which consists of two parallel permanent magnetic tracks. The levitation force of the entire Maglev vehicle is measured.Three times measurement results on December 24, 2000, July 1, 2001, and December 24, 2001 are reported respectively,it will be seen from this that the levitation forces do not change nearly after long running. Total levitation force of entirevehicle is 1050 kg at the 8 mm net levitation gap, which the gap between the bottom of liquid nitrogen vessels andguideway face. A measuring equipment of the guidance force of the entire Maglev vehicle is designed and manufactured.The guidance force of the vehicle is obtained by the equipment.