Tag: Transrapid
Eveline Gottzein is dead: obituary for the pioneer of the magnetic levitation train – Munich
The engineer Eveline Gottzein, honorary professor at the Technical University of Munich and pioneer of the magnetic levitation train, has died at the age of 92. In May 1971, the…
Obituary for science pioneer Eveline Gottzein – Munich
In May 1971, the technically interested world looked to Ottobrunn: On a test track at Haidgraben, the prototype of the first magnetic levitation train from the Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) company proved…
Transrapid in China: final stop in Shanghai
As of: October 27, 2023 5:13 p.m The Transrapid was once the epitome of German cutting-edge technology. This was also the beginning of an era for China: in 2002, the…
Northern Alliance – Seven mayors against Munich garbage and Transrapid – district of Munich
A waste incineration plant, a sewage treatment plant, then the magnetic levitation train: these plans were too much for seven community leaders from the north of Munich. They banded together…
In the Allgäu, the railway is not electrified – that awakens old ideas – Bavaria
In the Allgäu, electrification of the railways is a long time coming, which means all sorts of inconveniences for commuters. That would offer the opportunity to reactivate a vision by…