NTL Record

Title High-Speed Maglev Trains; German Safety Requirements
Record ID 33557
Personal Name
Creator
RW MSB Working Group
Source 288p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Publication Date 19911231
Language English
Abstract This document is a translation of technology-specific safety requirements developed for the German Transrapid Maglev technology. These requirements were developed by a working group composed of representatives of German Federal Railways (DB), Testing and Planning Company for Maglev Systems (MVP), industry, Institute Railway Technology (IFB), and safety experts of TUV Rheinland and TUV Hannover headed by TUV Rheinland and sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Technology. Topic areas covered include: levitation, propulsion, energy and control systems, load assumptions and vehicle and guideway stability, design, production and quality assurance of mechanical structures, switches, lightning protection, electromagnetic compatibility, electrostatic discharge, fire protection and rescue plan. The original document is in German. This unofficial translation has been completed by a contractor for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration. The edition of this translation is March 1991. The translation has been formatted such that changes to this body of regulations can be changed on a pagefor- page basis in either language.
Rosap ID dot:8688
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8688
TRT Terms Magnetic levitation; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Safety engineering; Safety factors; System safety; Vehicle design
General Subjects Maglev; Magnetic levitation; Transportation; Safety; Federal Railroad Administration; High speed ground transportation; Maglev safety regulations; Transrapid; German regulations
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors
Geographical
Coverage
Germany
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-FRA-92/1; DOT/FRA/ORD-92/01
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33500/33557/33557.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository