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Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: Preliminary Safety Review of the Transrapid Maglev System
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1990-11-01
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Edition:Interim Report Sept. 1989 - Aug. 1990
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Abstract:The safety of various magnetically levitated trains under development for possible
implementation in the United States is of direct concern to the Federal Railroad
Administration. This report, one in a series of planned reports on maglev safety,
addresses safety issues related to a specific maglev technology, Transrapid.
The Transrapid maglev system has been under development by the German Government
over the last 10 to 15 years and has evolved into the current system with the TR-07
vehicle. A technically based safety review has been under way over the last year by
the U.S. Department of Transportation. This interim report presents the initial
results of this review to identify and assess potential maglev safety issues.
Section 1 provides a history of the project and explains the need for Federal
involvement. Section 2 describes the safety evaluation approach applied to the
review of the Transrapid system. Section 3 describes the current Transrapid
technology in some detail. Section 4 lists the potential maglev safety issues
identified to date. Section 5 reviews the risk assessment of the identified safety
issues. Section 6 proposes resolution options for the identified hazards, including
a list of areas where modified or new Federal regulations need to be developed.
Section 7 presents the conclusions of this review and provides recommendations on
potential rule-making actions.
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