High-Speed Maglev Trains; German Safety Requirements

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• Alternative Title:
  High-speed Maglev Trains ; German Safety Requirements RW-NSB (Translation of German Rageluerk ; HagnetschnelIbahnen-Sicherhei tstechnische Anforderungen
• Creators:
  RW MSB Working Group
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Magnetic levitation
  • Magnetic levitation vehicles
  • Safety engineering
  • Safety factors
  • System safety
  • Vehicle design
  • Maglev
  • Magnetic levitation
  • Transportation
  • Safety
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-92/1 ; DOT/FRA/ORD-92/01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Germany
• Edition:
  Translation March 1991
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8688/dot_8688_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.74 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d9212eb11706ade57cbf490977efa0236341ba67628a4f334959d72f7786702d