Transport System Bögl (TSB) is a maglev system for driverless trains developed by the German construction company Max Bögl since 2010. Its primary intended use is for short to medium distances (up to 30 kilometres (19 mi)) and speeds up to 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph) for uses such as airport shuttles. The company has been doing test runs on an 820 metres (2,690 ft) long test track at their headquarters in Sengenthal, Upper Palatinate, Germany since 2012 clocking over 100,000 tests covering a distance of over 65,000 kilometres (40,000 mi) as of 2018.
Technical data
| Technical data (per car where applicable) | |
|---|---|
| capacity | up to 127 passengers |
| length | 12 m |
| width | 2.85 m |
| Empty weight | 18 t |
| max. load | 9,5 t |
| speed | 150 km/h |
| maximum speed | 169 km/h |
| acceleration | 1,0 m/s² |
| deceleration | 1,0 m/s² |
| maximum incline (percent) | 10 % |
| Minimum curve radius | 45 m |
| Maximum incline (arc degrees) | 8° |
Chinese joint venture
In 2018 Max Bögl signed a joint venture with the Chinese company Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery Co. Ltd. to build a 3.5 km test track in Chengdu, China. The Chinese partner is to be given exclusive rights of production and marketing for the system in China. In 2020 the first cars intended for use on the Chinese test track were carried by truck to Munich Airport and then flown by Antonov An-124 cargo plane to their destination for a planned entry into test-service later that year. [1]
Proposals for use
In February 2020 the German ministry of transportation announced a feasibility study for the use of TSB at Munich Airport. [2] [3] [4] [5] In June 2020 the CDU Berlin (then in opposition at the state level) proposed to build a line of the TSB to Berlin Brandenburg Airport citing alleged cost benefits as compared to an extension of the Berlin U-Bahn. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
In November 2023, the CDU Berlin announced plans for the construction of a TSB line in the city centre. [11] [12]
References
- ^ "Aus der Oberpfalz nach China: Magnetzug hebt in Antonow ab". nordbayern.de.
- ^ "BMVI - Bund startet Studie zum Einsatz neuer Technologie". www.bmvi.de.
- ^ "Pläne für Mini-Transrapid am Flughafen München". BR24. February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Gibt es jetzt doch noch einen Mini-Transrapid für den Flughafen?". www.merkur.de. February 17, 2020.
- ^ Schubert, Andreas (17 February 2020). "Bund will Machtbarkeitsstudie zur Magnetschwebebahn". Süddeutsche.de.
- ^ "Berliner CDU will Magnetschwebebahn zum BER bauen". airliners.de.
- ^ "CDU fordert eine Magnetschwebebahn zum BER-Flughafen". www.rbb24.de.
- ^ "CDU schlägt Magnetschwebebahn zum BER vor". Der Tagesspiegel Online.
- ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "CDU will Magnetschwebebahn für Berlin". n-tv.de.
- ^ Autos, heise (19 June 2020). "Flughafen BER: Berliner CDU will Magnetschwebebahn statt U-Bahn". Heise Autos.
- ^ "CDU drängt auf Verkehrsprojekt: Berlin soll Magnetschwebebahn durch die Innenstadt bekommen". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "A driverless 'magnetic levitation train' is coming to Berlin". euronews. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
External links
- Transport System Bögl - company website including technical specifications.