TSB Magnetic levitation train test ride
NEUMARKT, Germany — A major opportunity is on the horizon for Bögl and its magnetic levitation train plans: The transport ministers from all German states are heading to Sengenthal.
The members of the German Conference of Transport Ministers are scheduled to visit the test track in Sengenthal this Saturday, April 25, 2026, and take a ride on the magnetic levitation train.
The magnetic levitation train is already recognized in the federal government’s coalition agreement as an "innovative approach to local public transport." It was also a topic of discussion at the Transport Ministers’ Conference in Lindau at the end of March. Officials suggest it could soon become another building block for sustainable and cost-effective mobility in Bavaria and across Germany.
In Nuremberg, the technology from Sengenthal has already been seriously considered. However, a feasibility study found that the magnetic train did not perform significantly better than a conventional tram—contrary to the hopes of officials in Sengenthal, Nuremberg City Hall, and the Bavarian State Chancellery.
This makes the upcoming visit of the transport ministers all the more crucial. Bavaria’s Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter, current chair of the conference, has invited his colleagues to experience the "Transport System Bögl" firsthand.
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[DE] German State Transport Ministers Test Bögl Maglev in Sengenthal and Push for Federal Funding
German State Transport Ministers Test Bögl Maglev in Sengenthal and Push for Federal Funding
Several German state transport officials rode the Transport System Bögl (TSB) on the Sengenthal test track in Upper Palatinate after an invitation from Bavaria’s transport minister, Christian Bernreiter, who also chairs the national conference of state transport ministers. The visit put the Bögl maglev -
back in the spotlight as a possible option for local public transit in Germany.
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The ministers’ conference had already called on the federal government to make maglev projects eligible for funding under Germany’s Municipal Transport Financing Act (GVFG). Bernreiter described the system as quiet, efficient, and emissions-free, and said he could envision maglev use in Bavarian local transit, including possible applications in the Nuremberg area.
Other officials framed maglev as a useful alternative where tram or rail projects face space, topography, or environmental constraints. Berlin’s transport leadership argued that innovative mobility systems should be funded alongside conventional networks, while officials from Baden-Württemberg and Thuringia emphasized the value of pilot or model projects before any broader rollout.
The TSB is a driverless electromagnetic maglev developed by Max Bögl for urban and regional transit. According to the operator and the Bavarian government, it has been running on the company’s about 860-meter test track in Sengenthal since 2012, with a top speed of 150 km/h and capacity of up to 127 passengers per vehicle section.
Source: https://www.neumarktonline.de/art.php?newsid=11661348 Accessed 2026-04-25
Several German state transport officials rode the Transport System Bögl (TSB) on the Sengenthal test track in Upper Palatinate after an invitation from Bavaria’s transport minister, Christian Bernreiter, who also chairs the national conference of state transport ministers. The visit put the Bögl maglev -
back in the spotlight as a possible option for local public transit in Germany.
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The ministers’ conference had already called on the federal government to make maglev projects eligible for funding under Germany’s Municipal Transport Financing Act (GVFG). Bernreiter described the system as quiet, efficient, and emissions-free, and said he could envision maglev use in Bavarian local transit, including possible applications in the Nuremberg area.
Other officials framed maglev as a useful alternative where tram or rail projects face space, topography, or environmental constraints. Berlin’s transport leadership argued that innovative mobility systems should be funded alongside conventional networks, while officials from Baden-Württemberg and Thuringia emphasized the value of pilot or model projects before any broader rollout.
The TSB is a driverless electromagnetic maglev developed by Max Bögl for urban and regional transit. According to the operator and the Bavarian government, it has been running on the company’s about 860-meter test track in Sengenthal since 2012, with a top speed of 150 km/h and capacity of up to 127 passengers per vehicle section.
Source: https://www.neumarktonline.de/art.php?newsid=11661348 Accessed 2026-04-25
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