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	Transrapid
		Der Transrapid ist leicht und aerodynamisch äußerst sauber, da alle Außenflächen glatt sind und z.B. keine Räder und Stromabnehmer Wirbel erzeugen.
		Hauptsächlich geeignet ist der Transrapid daher für Metropolen-Korridortrassen, auf denen eine TR-Linie fährt und der gesamte Zubringerverkehr über den ÖPNV abgewickelt würde, und für Punkt-zu-Punkt-Verbindungen, z.B. wischen Bahnhöfen und Flughäfen.
		Der ab 1987 entwickelte Transrapid 07 wird sogar für 500 km/h ausgelegt, geht 1989 in den Versuchsbetrieb und erreicht 1993 450 km/h.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/de/wikipedia/t/tr/transrapid.html (2343 words)

	Transrapid
		Transrapid is a German monorail system using magnetic levitation.
		The test facility for the system in Emsland, Germany was completed in 1987, and in 1989 a transrapid train reached a record breaking speed of 436 kilometers per hour.
		In the year 2002, it had been decided that a track connecting the cities of Düsseldorf and Dortmund via the city of Essen should be built with financial help by the federal government.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/tr/Transrapid.html (222 words)

	Technology - Vehicles
		Transrapid trains are modern, attractive, spacious, vehicles which adhere to the latest aircraft, railroad, and public transportation standards.
		Transrapid intercity trains are outfitted commensurate with the longer trip times and the business/tourist nature of the patronage.
		Transrapid suburban trains are outfitted commensurate with the shorter trip times and the commuting/tourist nature of the patronage.
	www.maglevpa.com /vehicals.html (671 words)

	Transrapid − Wikipedia
		Für eine Beschleunigung auf Tempo 300 km/h benötigt der Transrapid rund fünf Kilometer (auf der Strecke in Shanghai 4,2 km).
		Eine Versorgungsstraße wie bei der Versuchsanlage ist gegebenenfalls bei Einsatzprojekten nicht notwendig, wie beim ausgeführten Projekt in Shanghai.
		Der ab 1987 entwickelte Transrapid 07 ist für 500 km/h ausgelegt, er ging 1989 in den Versuchsbetrieb auf der TVE und erreichte 1993 eine Geschwindigkeit von 450 km/h.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transrapid (3366 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Transrapid
		A Transrapid connection of the Bavarian capital Munich to its international airport is currently seeking approval.
		The Transrapid is also being considered by the UK government as a 500 km/h (310 mph) link between London and Glasgow, via Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, and Edinburgh.
		Furthering the Transrapid Consortium's unease, the Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group has announced it has developed its own high speed maglev technology, which it claims to be superior to that of Transrapid's, less than two years after the break-in.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Transrapid (2376 words)

	Atlanta to Chattanooga Maglev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In contrast to automobiles or conventional trains, the propulsion system for the Transrapid Maglev system is not placed within the vehicle but is in the guideway.
		The Transrapid Maglev is the first transportation system that was specially developed to preserve the environment.
		Transrapid is quieter than other transportation systems because it has no moving or contact parts and thus does not generate any rolling or engine noise.
	www.acmaglev.com /technology.htm (1569 words)

	Is there anything Transrapid can do better than Conventional Trains?
		Moreover, Transrapid does have an equivalent for mechanic friction: The magnetic friction between vehicle and guideway due to eddy currents is much higher than the sum of all mechanic friction (wheel/rail, gears, motors) of conventional trains.
		Transrapid’s speed peaks may be impressive at first glance, but lead to a disappointingly small advantage in travelling time.
		Transrapid ranges in the long queue of "special" rail systems that may have been interesting from the technocratic point of view, but which moved directly from the prototype state to the transport museum (unless they found a niche application).
	www.qhappy.com /wms/pr02.htm (4211 words)

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		The Transrapid Operation Control System (OCS) is a radio-based, decentralized system that is designed to be technically safe at all times and under all foreseeable conditions.
		To safeguard the scheduled operation, the route is divided in individual safeguarding segments, the lengths of which are determined in accordance with the operation program and the propulsion configuration of a project.
		The switches and the facilities of the Transrapid Maglev System installed along the guideway (stations, parking, and maintenance facilities) in such a safety-related segment are included in the technical safeguarding where this is necessary to monitor the clearance envelope and to protect personnel and passengers.
	faculty.washington.edu /jbs/itrans/transrapidocs.htm (911 words)

	TransRapid Technology
		In the Transrapid the function of wheel on rail is replaced by a contactless electromagnetic support and propulsion system.
		The gap between the upper edge of the guideway and the underside of the vehicle is 150 mm in the levitating condition.
		For example, 78 m2 for the Transrapid travelling at a speed of 300 km/h (modern conventional trains require 82 m2) in a double-track tunnel.
	members.aol.com /WaterWar83/transrapid1.html (2445 words)

	CNN.com - Transrapid seals Shanghai maglev deal - January 21, 2001
		Transrapid said this would be the first commercial deal for its futuristic magnetic levitation railway technology, which has struggled to win contracts due to its high cost.
		"The Transrapid railway to be built by the end of 2003 will mean the 30 kilometer journey between the international airport at Pudong and the city center of Shanghai can be travelled in less than 10 minutes," the consortium said in a statement released in Berlin Sunday.
		Transrapid said on Sunday the Shanghai deal should give a boost to other mooted maglev projects, as well as much-longer stretches under consideration in China including a 1300-kilometer (800-mile) connection between Shanghai and Beijing.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/21/chinamaglev01.business (522 words)

	Transrapid - Munich
		Transrapid is a proposed high-speed rail link between Munich central station (Hauptbahnhof) and Munich Airport.
		Transrapid is a German company which was formed out of a collaboration between Siemens and ThyssenKrupp.
		The German government is now very keen to build a Transrapid link on German soil as a symbol of German's technology prowess.
	www.toytowngermany.com /wiki/Transrapid (390 words)

	Transrapid/German - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A 170km extension of the Shanghai Transrapid from Longyang Road to Hangzhou is planned, with cost estimates in the range of EUR 19,000,000 per kilometer.
		The prehistory of the Transrapid began in 1969/70 with a preliminary study and the appointment of an exploratory investigation.
		Because the Transrapid's drive mechanism is in the track and not in the trains themselves (as is the case in, for example, the ICE), it is possible to climb steeper slopes and go at higher speeds with less power consumption on-board the trains, saving on weight, complexity and cost.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transrapid/German (4084 words)

	Aftermath of High-Tech Train Crash: Germany's Transrapid Project in Doubt After Crash - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE ...
		Plans to use the Transrapid in a shuttle between Munich airport and the city center are on hold pending a detailed investigation into what caused Friday's accident in which the train hurtled into a maintenance vehicle at 120 miles per hour on a test track in the Emsland region near the Dutch border.
		The Transrapid has a dangerous weakness -- it travels automatically without a driver and lacks a system to stop the train if there are is an obstacle ahead.
		By the time the Transrapid had finally reached technical fruition in the late 1980s and was being admired by visitors and engineers at the Emsland track, other trains had conquered Europe's rail networks.
	www.spiegel.de /international/0,1518,438995,00.html (1280 words)

	Prosecutors Mull Law Suit as Families Mourn Transrapid Victims \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 27.09.2006
		A Berlin law firm is investigating claims against a number of parties involved in the Transrapid train crash as relatives gathered in Lathen for a memorial service for the victims.
		Simon and Partner would study the potential liability of the IABG operating company, the Transrapid manufacturer, the technical certifying bodies and the staff monitoring the track on the day of the crash from the control room.
		Meanwhile, the mayor of Munich said on Tuesday that he was not satisfied with the security arrangements for the maglev train line that his city is planning to build in the wake of last week's fatal accident.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,2144,2187327,00.html (822 words)

	Comparative Case Study Transrapid and ICE Trains - Basic data for the energy demand of the different means of traffic ...
		A Transrapid, which is a really optimised vehicle with regard to energy demand, is compared with the ICE of the first generation.
		Apparently, it seems that it was not the primary energy demand of the Transrapid and the railway which has been compared but merely the secondary energy demand.
		Since the Transrapid is planned to commute at a much higher speed, its energy demand will surpass the one of the ICE train even more.
	www.vr-transport.de /transrapid-energy/n003.html (2546 words)

	Transrapid - Magnetbahn in der Schwebe - sueddeutsche.de
		Transrapid - Magnetbahn in der Schwebe - sueddeutsche.de
		Zu Neujahr 2003 ging der Transrapid mit großem Brimborium in den Probebetrieb zwischen dem Flughafen und der Innenstadt von Schanghai.
		Frühestens 2005 wird der erste Transrapid in Deutschland in Betrieb genommen.
	www.sueddeutsche.de /deutschland/schwerpunkt/750/9741 (414 words)

	cooltech.iafrica.com \| features A rail revolution
		In essence, Transrapid is a track-bound, contact-free and gloriously quiet transportation system for passenger and high-value cargo traffic, and arguably the first fundamental innovation in railroad technology since the construction of the first railway.
		And because the primary component of the propulsion system is installed in the guideway, Transrapid vehicles need not carry the entire motor power for the peak requirements, as is the case with other types of vehicles.
		Collisions between Transrapid trains are also ruled out, they say, because of the system layout and section-wise switching of the "guideway motor".
	cooltech.iafrica.com /features/313445.htm (1326 words)

	Newsvine - Derailed Transrapid Train kills several people in Accident
		While on a test drive with guest passengers, a Transrapid train obviously crashed into a service car on the same track, as German news sources report at the moment.
		The Transrapid is a high-speed monorail system that uses magnetic levitation.
		There are talks under way to use the Transrapid for connecting Germany's airport in Munich to the inner city, but negotiations have slowed due to budget constraints.
	productivity.newsvine.com /_news/2006/09/22/370901-derailed-transrapid-train-kills-several-people-in-accident (188 words)

	SVZ online: Transrapid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Meinung zum Transrapid.
		Dezember 2002 startete der Testbetrieb auf einer 33 Kilometer langen Flughafenverbindung in Shanghai, die in Rekordzeit gebaut wurde.
		Auf welcher Strecke der Transrapid zum Einsatz kommen wird, soll spätestens 2004 entschieden werden.
	www.svz.de /forum/transrapid/index.html (556 words)

	CEM - Fall/Winter 1997 Issue - Germany's Transrapid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Germany's floating train, the "Transrapid," is the first completely new transportation technology developed since the advent of the airplane.
		Since 1989, the Transrapid 07 has been the workhorse reaching the record speed of 280 mph and traveling some 248,000 miles by the end of 1996.
		Furthermore, the Transrapid is powered by electrical energy, not petroleum based like the fuels used in the aviation and automotive industries.
	cem.colorado.edu /archives/fl1997/thor.html (1966 words)

	German Minister Holds Emergency Talks Into Transrapid Train Crash
		The Transrapid was travelling at 170 kilometres (106 miles) an hour when it collided with a maintenance vehicle, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
		The Transrapid was travelling at about 170 kilometres (106 miles) per hour on the elevated concrete monorail test track in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany, when it collided with a maintenance vehicle early on Friday.
		The investigators also wanted to know why the Transrapid driver had only applied the emergency brakes 50-100 metres (yards) ahead of the maintenance vehicle, even though the latter was the size of a lorry, Retemetyer added.
	www.terradaily.com /reports/German_Minister_Holds_Emergency_Talks_Into_Transrapid_Train_Crash_999.html (1767 words)

	Transrapid Train Crash Claims 23 Lives in Germany \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 22.09.2006
		The maintenance train was tasked with the daily cleaning of the Transrapid's track and was supposed to be removed from the track before the Transrapid starts on the 31.5-kilometer-long test track, which is four meters above the ground between Dörpen and Lathen close to the Dutch border.
		The Transrapid was built by a Siemens and ThyssenKrupp consortium between 1980 and 1984.
		Germany's Transrapid consortium is still negotiating the conditions for expanding a magnetic-levitation rail connection in China.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,2144,2181452,00.html (662 words)

	CAN in Automation - Applications
		The gap between the magnets and the guideway is precisely monitored by the control system, which make it possible to detect even the smallest inaccuracies in the position of the guideway components.
		The centralized control system together with inductive gap sensors, which are integrated in the levitation magnets, monitor the clearance between stator and support magnet, as well as between the guidance rail and guidance magnet.
		There are GMS systems in two of three Transrapid maglevs, which are currently in operation in Shanghai.
	www.can-cia.org /applications/trains/transrapid.html (525 words)

	Comparative Case Study Transrapid and ICE Trains - Tasks and Methodology
		Under this scenario, all of the air traffic and all of the express railway traffic between Hamburg and Berlin is replaced by the magnetic suspension railway, according to the assumptions the financing concept for the Transrapid project is based on.
		The specific energy demand (energy per person-kilometre) of the different vehicles used to transport passengers (car, bus, airplane, railway and Transrapid) in the corridor Hamburg - Berlin has to be identified.
		The primary energy demand has to be calculated for each vehicle used to transport passengers, based on the data for the secondary energy demand.
	www.vr-transport.de /transrapid-energy/n002.html (455 words)

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