High Speed Levitating Train! - FranTech as Authorized Sales Representatives for TransRapid.!

Max speed: 450 km/h / 280 mph (max realizable on test facility, 1993 June 10)

Transrapid vehicles comprise a minimum of two sections, each with approx. 90 seats on average. According to application and traffic volume, trains may be composed of up to ten sections (two end and eight middle sections). However, the Transrapid is suitable for transporting goods as well.

For high-speed cargo transport, special cargo sections can be combined with passenger sections or assembled to form dedicated cargo trains (payload up to 15 tons per section). As the propulsion system is in the guideway, neither the length of the vehicle nor the payload affect the acceleration power.

The Transrapid hovers over a double track guideway. It can be mounted either at-grade or elevated on slim columns and consists of individual steel or concrete beams up to 62 m in length.