The low speed Maglev system at Birmingham Airport, England which has been in continuous public use since 1984 is briefly described. Commissioning and operational experience is discussed and related to reliability. Finally the potential market for low speed Maglev and its application to complex transit systems is examined in the light of the Birmingham Maglev project.


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    Titel :

    A review of Birmingham maglev after one year in public service


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Ein Rueckblick auf ein Jahr oeffentlichen Verkehrs mit der Magnetschwebebahn von Birmingham


    Beteiligte:
    Dalgleish, E.H. (Autor:in) / Riches, E.E. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1986


    Format / Umfang :

    5 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 8 Quellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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    C394/84 Birmingham Airport maglev vehicle construction

    McGeough, P.A. / Sutton, A. / Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain); Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain); Institution of Electrical Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1984


    C408/84 Birmingham Airport maglev propulsion system

    Linacre, H. / Chahal, J.S. / Crawshaw, G. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1984


    C396/84 Maglev transit link for Birmingham Airport

    Nenadovic, V. / Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain); Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain); Institution of Electrical Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1984


    C398/84 Birmingham maglev-automatic control and communications

    Barnard, R.E.B. / Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain); Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain); Institution of Electrical Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1984