Emsland test facility
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The Emsland Transrapid Test Facility (TVE) is a testing site for Transrapid
maglev trains in Emsland
, Germany
. The single track line runs between Dörpen
and Lathen
. Turning loops are at each end. The track is elevated for almost its entire length to allow continued farming and grazing of the land occupied.
Until the 2006 Lathen maglev train accident
, the trains often carried paying passengers, possibly to "show off" the maglev. They regularly ran at up to 420 km/h. All runs, including those with passengers, were fully monitored, with the last car in the three car trains filled with monitoring computers and engineers.
Construction of the facility began in 1980 and was completed in 1984.
Transrapid
Transrapid is a German high-speed monorail train using magnetic levitation. Based on a patent from 1934, planning of the Transrapid system started in 1969. The test facility for the system in Emsland, Germany was completed in 1987...
maglev trains in Emsland
Emsland
Landkreis Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany named after the river Ems. It is bounded by the districts of Leer, Cloppenburg and Osnabrück, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , the district of Bentheim and the Netherlands .- History :For a long time the region of the Emsland was...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The single track line runs between Dörpen
Dörpen
Samtgemeinde Dörpen is a Samtgemeinde in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany.Following towns are situated in Dörpen:...
and Lathen
Lathen
Samtgemeinde Lathen is a Samtgemeinde in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany.Following towns are situated in Lathen:...
. Turning loops are at each end. The track is elevated for almost its entire length to allow continued farming and grazing of the land occupied.
Until the 2006 Lathen maglev train accident
2006 Lathen maglev train accident
The Lathen train collision occurred on 22 September 2006 when a Transrapid magnetic levitation train collided with a maintenance vehicle near Lathen, Germany, killing 23 people...
, the trains often carried paying passengers, possibly to "show off" the maglev. They regularly ran at up to 420 km/h. All runs, including those with passengers, were fully monitored, with the last car in the three car trains filled with monitoring computers and engineers.
Construction of the facility began in 1980 and was completed in 1984.