Transrapid 02
| Transrapid 02 | |
|---|---|
| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Krauss Maffei |
| Year of construction (s): | 1971 |
| Length: | 11,700 mm |
| Empty mass: | 12.0 t |
| Top speed: | 164 km / h |
| Starting tractive effort: | 2.5 Mp (approx. 25 kN) |
| Motor type: | Two-comb asynchronous short stator linear motor |
| Power system : | 2.6 kV three-phase current |
| Power transmission: | via busbar |
| Seats: | 6th |
The Transrapid 02 is an electromagnetically levitating test vehicle. It has a silver finish, decorated with a red line and red lettering. It is the successor to the Transrapid 01 laboratory model and was used on October 5, 1971 on the bivalent test track for magnetic and air-cushion levitation systems completed on October 11, 1971 on the premises of Krauss-Maffei AG in Munich . The test track was 860 m long and the Transrapid 02 should reach maximum speed at 800 m and come to a stop again after 130 m. In addition to the Transrapid 02, the Transrapid 03 air-cushion suspension train , built in September 1972, was also used on that test track to compare the air-cushion system with the electromagnetic suspension system. Therefore, it had the same linear motor as the Transrapid 02. After the test results were in favor of the electromagnetic levitation system, the Transrapid 02 was exhibited at the EXPO Paris traffic exhibition from June 4th to 9th, 1973. The successor to the Transrapid 02 was the Transrapid 04 .
literature
- Stefan H. Hedrich: Transrapid. The magnetic levitation train is on the political "waiting loop". EK, Freiburg 2003, ISBN 3-88255-148-8
