NTL Record

Title FRA/Volpe Center task force observation of operations at TVE Transrapid test facility : October 15 to December 17, 1992
Record ID 48141
Personal Name
Creator
Bang, Arne; Galdo, Manuel; Gray, Donald; Smailes, James; Coltman, Michael; Dorer, Robert; Gordon, Jeffrey; Kish, Andrew; Markos, Stephanie
Source 145p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publication Date 19930400
Language English
Abstract This report prepared in April 1993 describes the operations witnessed and the relevant information obtained by nine members of the FRA/Volpe Center High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Safety Task Force during 9 weeks of observation of maglev developmental certification testing at the TVE Transrapid Test Facility at Emsland, Germany. Those observations were part of an extensive review of the German safety certification process being applied to the Transrapid (TR) system for application in Germany. Additional certification testing was performed during the spring of 1993.
Rosap ID dot:10062
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10062
TRT Terms Certification; High speed ground transportation; Magnetic levitation; Guideways; High speed track; High speed rail; Railroad safety
General Subjects Task force; Observation; Operations; TVE Transrapid
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - High Speed Ground Transportation;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety
Geographical
Coverage
Germany
TRIS Online
Accession No
1495193
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-RR393-PM-93-1
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48100/48141/DOT-VNTSC-RR393-PM-93-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository