• DocumentCode
    1365563
  • Title

    Propelling passengers fester than a speeding Bullet: As maglev urban railways get tracking, lines in West Germany, Japan, and Canada are expected to follow England´s commercial lead

  • Author

    Alscher, H. ; Boldea, I.F. ; Eastham, A.R. ; Iguchi, Masaki

  • Author_Institution
    Transrapid Int., Emsland, West Germany
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    64
  • Abstract
    Discusses the advantages of magnetic levitation urban railway systems and their method of operation. The first systems are briefly described and recent advances covered. Research currently under way in Japan, Canada and Romania is also examined.
  • Keywords
    magnetic levitation; rapid transit systems; research and development management; Canada; Japan; Romania; development management; magnetic levitation urban railway systems; rapid transit systems; research; Magnetic levitation; Propulsion; Rails; Superconducting magnets; Synchronous motors; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1984.6370435
  • Filename
    6370435
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1365563