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.
levitation metro
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]
