Transport System Bögl#Chinese joint venture
{{Short description|German driverless maglev system}}
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 {{convert|30|km}}) and speeds up to {{convert|150|km/h}} for uses such as airport shuttles. The company has been doing test runs on an {{convert|820|m}} long test track at their headquarters in Sengenthal, Upper Palatinate, Germany since 2012 clocking over 100,000 tests covering a distance of over {{convert|65,000|km}} as of 2018.
Technical data
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|+ ! colspan="2" |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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/neumarkt/aus-der-oberpfalz-nach-china-magnetzug-hebt-in-antonow-ab-1.10173289|title=Aus der Oberpfalz nach China: Magnetzug hebt in Antonow ab|website=nordbayern.de}}
Proposals for use
In February 2020 the German ministry of transportation announced a feasibility study for the use of TSB at Munich Airport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2020/011-scheuer-machbarkeitsstudie-magnetschwebebahn.html|title=BMVI - Bund startet Studie zum Einsatz neuer Technologie|website=www.bmvi.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/plaene-fuer-mini-transrapid-am-flughafen-muenchen,Rqjy91Z|title=Pläne für Mini-Transrapid am Flughafen München|date=February 17, 2020|website=BR24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.merkur.de/lokales/erding/flughafen-muenchen-ort60188/muenchen-erding-flughafen-mini-transrapid-ist-jetzt-moeglich-studie-wird-vorgestellt-13543436.html|title=Gibt es jetzt doch noch einen Mini-Transrapid für den Flughafen?|date=February 17, 2020|website=www.merkur.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/flughafen-muenchen-magnetschwebebahn-machbarkeitsstudie-1.4801988|title=Bund will Machtbarkeitsstudie zur Magnetschwebebahn|first=Andreas|last=Schubert|website=Süddeutsche.de|date=17 February 2020 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airliners.de/berliner-cdu-magnetschwebebahn-ber/56060|title=Berliner CDU will Magnetschwebebahn zum BER bauen|website=airliners.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2020/06/berlin-cdu-wegner-schwebebahn-verkehrspolitik.html|title=CDU fordert eine Magnetschwebebahn zum BER-Flughafen|website=www.rbb24.de}}{{Cite news|url=https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/neues-verkehrskonzept-der-berliner-cdu-cdu-schlaegt-magnetschwebebahn-zum-ber-vor/25932526.html|title=CDU schlägt Magnetschwebebahn zum BER vor|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.n-tv.de/politik/CDU-will-Magnetschwebebahn-fuer-Berlin-article21858441.html|title=CDU will Magnetschwebebahn für Berlin|first=n-tv|last=NACHRICHTEN|website=n-tv.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.heise.de/news/Flughafen-BER-Berliner-CDU-will-Magnetschwebebahn-statt-U-Bahn-4789719.html|title=Flughafen BER: Berliner CDU will Magnetschwebebahn statt U-Bahn|first=heise|last=Autos|website=Heise Autos|date=19 June 2020 }}
In November 2023, the CDU Berlin announced plans for the construction of a TSB line in the city centre.{{Cite news |title=CDU drängt auf Verkehrsprojekt: Berlin soll Magnetschwebebahn durch die Innenstadt bekommen |language=de-DE |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schwarz-rot-einigt-sich-auf-verkehrsprojekt-berlin-soll-magnetschwebebahn-durch-die-innenstadt-bekommen-10802683.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |issn=1865-2263}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=A driverless ‘magnetic levitation train’ is coming to Berlin |url=https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/11/21/berlin-announces-plans-for-a-sustainable-magnetic-levitation-train-how-will-it-work |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=euronews |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://transportsystemboegl.com/ Transport System Bögl] - company website including technical specifications.
{{Automated trains and fixed-guideway transit}}