Transrapid 09
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| Manufacturer : | ThyssenKrupp Transrapid |
| Years of construction: | 2006-2007 |
| Length: | 75.80 m |
| Height: | 4.25 m |
| Width: | 3.70 m |
| Smallest drivable radius: | 270 m |
| Empty mass: | 170 t |
| Top speed: | 505 km / h |
| Seats: | 148 or 156 |
| Standing room: | 296 or 328 |
| Data refer to a vehicle with 3 sections; possible up to 10 | |
The Transrapid 09 is a magnetic levitation train of the Transrapid type and the further development of the Transrapid 08 . It was commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology as part of the Further Development Program (WEP) . This train is optimized for regional traffic and would have been the pre-production vehicle for the Transrapid Munich project .
history
The most striking feature compared to the TR08 are the wider doors (1300 mm instead of 900 mm), which are opened electrically instead of pneumatically as before. Since the train is to be operated without a driver, the two front windows of the previous model were dispensed with for reasons of weight and instead two cameras were integrated into the LED headlights. The test vehicle 09 is a three-part train (end car E1, intermediate car M1 and end car E2 with measuring devices), which in principle can be expanded to up to 10 sections. The ends of the wagons are coupled to one another in a pressure-tight manner, so that driving through tunnels at the permissible operating speed is possible without impairing driving comfort. The train is designed for a maximum speed of 505 km / h and an operating speed of 350 to 430 km / h.
The linear motor in the Transrapid is also a generator for its own on-board power supply (440 V DC and 24 V DC). If this drives in the speed range below 100 km / h, it can no longer provide enough power, so that this requirement is covered by buffer batteries for about an hour. This is why its predecessor, the TR08, still had extendable pantographs for the lower speed range below the lifting magnets. The TR09 is equipped with a new contactless energy supply system IPS (Inductive Power Supply), with which it can feed the electricity into the on-board network without contact. As a result, and through further aerodynamic optimizations, noise emissions could be reduced by 3 to 4 dB (A) compared to the TR08.
The interior space was increased by 150 mm and the original 3 + 3 face-to-face seating was reduced to 2 + 2 in order to widen the aisle, as more people were to be transported standing for a planned journey of 10 minutes. Because of the small number of seats, it was decided to use a prefabricated module, the basic structure of which can also be found in the S-Bahn trains operated by Deutsche Bahn . Additional luggage racks have been set up and a passenger information system has been installed on which information such as B. current departure times can be displayed. The performance of the air conditioning was increased and the lighting concept improved. Another innovation was the ability to accommodate luggage containers in the E1 unit.
The three-part train was presented to the public on March 23, 2007 in Kassel by the manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Transrapid and transported individually between April 17 and 21 by heavy transport to Lathen to the Transrapid test facility in Emsland . The provision was delayed, however, because the operating license for the test track was withdrawn due to the serious accident of September 22nd, 2006 . Without this approval, the sections of the TR09 could not be completely put together because they had to float.
With a partial permit issued on March 3, 2008, the vehicle could be assembled two weeks later. The first attempts to hover and maneuvering were then carried out over a distance of 25 meters in the hall. The final operating license was originally announced for the end of May 2008 and has since been postponed several times. On July 3, 2008, the state government of Lower Saxony then issued the new operating license. For administrative reasons, the permit was initially limited to the end of 2008. The first exit from the hall took place on July 30, 2008. The TR09 then drove on the track until testing was discontinued at the end of 2011.
Five years after the Transrapid test facility in Emsland was shut down in 2011, the Kemper family, the family of the inventor of the magnetic levitation train Hermann Kemper and owner of H. Kemper GmbH & Co.KG , bought the Transrapid 09 for € 200,001.In September 2017 it was sold at the Company premises set up in Nortrup . There, the three sections of the train are to be used as conference and exhibition rooms on the history of the Transrapid.
Individual references and sources
- ↑ Transrapid is allowed to float again In: Kölner Stadtanzeiger , July 3, 2008
- ↑ Transrapid is allowed to float again . In: Financial Times Deutschland , July 3, 2008
- ↑ Transrapid test facility in Emsland is about to be demolished. (No longer available online.) In: dapd news agency. January 10, 2012, archived from the original on December 31, 2013 ; accessed on December 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Last stop for the Transrapid: sausage factory . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of September 15, 2017, p. 21.
- ↑ Spectacular: Transrapid reaches Nortrup . ( noz.de [accessed on January 28, 2018]).
Technical information is largely taken from the following publications by the manufacturer or his employees:
- Transrapid technology (PDF; 534 kB)
- M.Tum, G.Huhn, C.Harbecke Transrapid Conference 2007, Dresden: Design and Development of the Transrapid TR09
- M.Tum, G.Huhn, C.Harbecke Transrapid Conference 2007, Dresden: Execution of the Transrapid TR09
