Transrapid · Test vehicle
Transrapid 04
In 1973, the Transrapid 04 was the largest and heaviest maglev vehicle of its time. In 1977 it reached 253.2 km/h, and today you can visit it in Speyer.
History
Bigger, heavier, faster
With the TR04, the Transrapid broke the 250 km/h mark for the first time.
In 1973, Krauss-Maffei unveiled the TR04, the largest and heaviest vehicle of the development program up to that point. A new 2.4-kilometer test track was built for it in Munich-Allach.
Like its predecessors, the TR04 ran on an asynchronous short-stator linear motor. In 1977 it reached 253.2 km/h, exceeding its rated speed of 250 km/h.
Key facts
- Year built
- 1973
- Operation
- 1973–1977
- Company
- Krauss-Maffei
- Track
- 2.4 km Munich-Allach
- System
- Asynchronous short-stator linear motor
- Air gap
- 12 mm
- Rated speed
- 250 km/h
- Maximum speed achieved
- 253.2 km/h
- Vehicle units produced
- 1
- Empty weight
- 18.5 t
- Payload
- 1.5 t
- Seats
- 20
- Standing places
- –
- Length
- 15 m
- Width
- 3.4 m
- Height
- 2.8 m
Whereabouts
Today at the Technik Museum Speyer
The TR04 has been preserved and is on display at the Technik Museum Speyer.
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