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Minister Schnieder Wants Comeback of the Magnetic Float Railway

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Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) wants to help the Magnetschwebebahn in Germany make a comeback. As reported by the "Rheinische Post" on Saturday, new and more modern trains will be promoted by the federal government in future and will be used in competition with U- or trams in local transport.A spokesman for Schnieder told the newspaper that the powerful Magnetschwebe technology is "an available and competitive alternative to …

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According to the wishes of Federal Transport Minister Schnieder, magnetic float trains are to play a role in local transport in the future.

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Federal Transport Minister Schnieder wants to promote magnetic levitation trains. New, modern trains are intended to compete with subways and trams in local public transport in the future – with federal funding.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) wants to help the Magnetschwebebahn in Germany make a comeback. As reported by the "Rheinische Post" on Saturday, new and more modern trains will be promoted by the federal government in future and will be used in competition with U- or trams in local transport.A spokesman for Schnieder told the newspaper that the powerful Magnetschwebe technology is "an available and competitive alternative to …

·Germany
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With a reform of the funding guidelines, Schnieder aims to establish magnet technology as a modern and highly efficient alternative to metros in urban transport.

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Following the failure of the Transrapid project in 2008, Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) wants to give magnetic levitation trains a new lease on life in Germany. According to the "Rheinische Post" (Saturday edition), the federal government plans to fund new and more modern trains, which will then compete with subways and trams in local public transport. A spokesperson for Schnieder told the newspaper that the technology is "an…

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berliner-sonntagsblatt.de broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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