Transport System Bögl (TSB) is a
maglev
Maglev (derived from '' magnetic levitation'') is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.
Compared to conventional railways, maglev trains h ...
system for
driverless trains developed by the German construction company
Max Bögl
Max Bögl is a German multinational major construction company based in Sengenthal, Germany.
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History
On August 8, 2008, a bridge renovated by the Czech subsidiary BÖGL a KRÝSL k.s. collapsed in Studénka. It fell onto the Eurocity ...
since 2010. Its primary intended use is for short to medium distances (up to ) and speeds up to for uses such as
airport shuttles. The company has been doing test runs on an long test track at their headquarters in
Sengenthal
Sengenthal is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany. Local economy
Sengenthal is the headquarters of the construction company Max Bögl the developer of Transport System Bögl who also have a testing site in Sengenth ...
,
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate (; , , ) is an administrative district in the east of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of seven districts and 226 municipalities, including three cities.
Geography
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and nume ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
since 2012 clocking over 100,000 tests covering a distance of over as of 2018.
Technical data
Chinese joint venture
In 2018 Max Bögl signed a joint venture with the Chinese company Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery Co. Ltd. to build a 3.5 km test track in
Chengdu
Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...
, China. The Chinese partner is to be given exclusive rights of production and marketing for the system in China. In 2020 the first cars intended for use on the Chinese test track were carried by truck to
Munich Airport and then flown by
Antonov An-124 cargo plane to their destination for a planned entry into test-service later that year.
Proposals for use
In February 2020 the German ministry of transportation announced a feasibility study for the use of TSB at
Munich Airport.
In June 2020 the
CDU Berlin (then in opposition at the state level) proposed to build a line of the TSB to
Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport () () is an international airport in Schönefeld, just south of the Germany, German capital and state of Berlin, in the state of Brandenburg. Named after the former Mayor of West Berlin, West Berlin mayor and Chance ...
citing alleged cost benefits as compared to
an extension of the
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin U-Bahn (; short for , "underground railway") is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system. Together with the Berlin S-Bahn, S-Bahn, a network of ...
.
In November 2023, the
CDU Berlin announced plans for the construction of a TSB line in the city centre.
References
External links
Transport System Bögl- company website including technical specifications.
{{Automated trains and fixed-guideway transit
Driverless Maglev