MAGNETIC SUSPENSION AND GUIDANCE OF HIGH SPEED VEHICLES

A 12-month research project into superconducting magnetic suspensions was begun in September 1971, jointly undertaken by the Cranfield Institute of Technology and the University of Warwick. Several vehicle and track designs were produced and evaluated for capital and operating costs on the basis of 2,500 10,000 and 30,000 passengers per day.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reader enquiry form No. 113.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cranfield Institute of Technology, England

  Center for Transport Studies
  Cranfield, Bedfordshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • Alston, I A
  • Clark, J M
  • Hayden, J T
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Magnetic levitation; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048297
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1976 12:00AM