TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION M-BAHN BERLIN

The Government of Berlin, represented by the Senator for Economics and Transport, applied to the Ministry of Research and Technology for a grant to support the research project on "Energy-Saving Propulsion Technology for Urban Rail Systems Above Grade--Tests of Guideway Linear Induction Propulsion System for the Berliner Underground". The M-Bahn system was selected. The main aim of the project is to test the technical and practical aspects of the new technology. The M-Bahn's Guideway Linear Induction Propulsion System--which is quiet and only needs a small amount of power--will be adapted to the needs of underground railway and will then be tested an a line of the underground so that technical approval of the system can be granted (Phase 1). In the second phase the environmental suitability and operational capability of the new technology will be demonstrated on an approx. 1,6 km long track. This system will then be used in regular service with passengers. Once the tests have been successfully completed this section of track can be operated as part of the Berlin Underground Network and will connect the Cultural Centre with the "Gleisdreieck" Station.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From 9th status seminar on short distance transportation research; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, 21 June 1982.
• Authors:
  • Roesgen
  • Recke
  • Meetz
• Publication Date: 1982

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 212-215

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guideways; Linear induction motors; Propulsion; Rapid transit; Structural design; Subways; Technology; Test tracks; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: M-Bahn (Magnetbahn); Propulsion systems
• Geographic Terms: Berlin (Germany); Germany
• Old TRIS Terms: Guideway design
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391900
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-8206261
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM