Abstract: A magnetic levitation vehicle is described, which comprises a car body (2), being mounted by means of pneumatic air springs (4) on a suspension frame (5), said suspension frame (5) being supported by means of supporting points (5b) on pairs of carrying magnets (35A, 35B). According to the invention a control device (14) is assigned to said pneumatic springs (4) in such a manner that on failure of one of the two carrying magnets (35A, 35B) the pressure in the pneumatic springs (4) can automatically be reduced to a pre-selected fraction of the nominal air pressure (FIG. 3).

Abstract: A magnetic levitation railway having an eddy-current brake (20) cooperates with a reaction rail (8) of the driveway (2). The eddy-current brake (20) has at least one brake magnet (21) which is movably mounted to the vehicle (1) and transversely to the reaction rail (8) and which is made to abut the reaction rail (8) if a normal force, for example, fixed by means of springs (27) is exceeded.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a body (2) mounted on a levitation chassis (5) by means of pneumatic springs (4), said levitation chassis being supported, in turn, on pairs of levitation magnets (35A, 35B) by means of adjacent supporting points (5b). According to the invention, control devices (14) are associated with the pneumatic springs (4) in such a way that the air pressure of the springs can be automatically reduced to a pre-selected fraction of the nominal air pressure if one of the two levitation magnets (e.g. 35A) fails.

Abstract: A magnetic levitation railways has at least one vehicle, a compressed air supply unit provided in the vehicle and at least one consumer connection line, the compressed air supply unit has at least two compressed air lines laid in the vehicle and connected to at least one compressed air source each, and the consumer connection line can be connected to one another of the compressed air lines.

Abstract: A magnetic levitation railway having an eddy-current brake (20) is described which cooperates with a reaction rail (8) of the driveway (2). In accordance with the invention the eddy-current brake (20) has at least one brake magnet (21) which is movably mounted to the vehicle (1) and transversely to the reaction rail (8) and which is made to abut the reaction rail (8) if a normal force e.g. fixed by means of springs (27) is exceeded (FIG. 4).

Abstract: A magnetic levitation railways is described comprising at least one vehicle (1, 2), a compressed air supply unit provided in the vehicle (1, 2) and at least one consumer connection line (5, 15). According to the invention said compressed air supply unit has at least two compressed air lines (3, 4, 12, 14) laid in said vehicle (1, 2) and connected to at least one compressed air source (e.g. 19 to 22) each. The consumer connection line (5, 15) can be connected to one or another of the compressed air lines (3, 4, 12, 14).

Abstract: A long-stator and a magnetic levitation railway equipped therewith are described. The long-stator comprises a plurality of stator sections (1, 1b) that are arranged one behind the other, adjoin one another at separation points (22) and have grooves (2) following each other in a longitudinal direction for receiving at least one alternating current winding (4) and at least one ground conductor (17) extending in longitudinal direction for grounding said alternating current winding (4). According to the invention the ground conductor (17) comprises, at least in the vicinity of critical separation points (22), a conductor section (25) that bridges the separation point (22) and is configured as a loop (24) (FIG. 10).