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Magnetschwebebahn made in Germany

Ab 1983 testeten Siemens und Thyssenkrupp die Technik für Magnetschwebebahnen im Emsland. Über eine Testphase ging das Projekt Transrapid allerdings nicht hinaus.

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Published on 13 October 2022

Hier wurde jahrzehntelang eine Magnetschwebebahn getestet ...

Stattdessen beteiligten sich die Unternehmen am Bau der Magnetschwebebahn in Shanghai, die 2002 eröffnet wurde. Die Schwebebahn erreicht beständig eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 430 km/h und pendelt zwischen Flughafen und Stadt.

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