The Gulf Region
In the Gulf region two projects worthy of mention are the Bahrain-Qatar link and the intercity link between Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which would also link the major airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. One of the world's largest airports is currently under construction in Dubai.
The Transrapid and the possibilities it has to offer would be a fitting choice to establish a modern and attractive rail infrastructure in this economically attractive region.
Great Britain
In contrast to the countries on the continent, Great Britain has no high speed trains. The existing infrastructure, in particular the rail network, is loaded to capacity.
Transrapid International, together with the British project group UK Ultraspeed, is therefore pursuing the aim of introducing the Transrapid on the north-south axis from Glasgow to London (approx. 800 km) as a solution to ease the country's transportation problems. As a result, all the major cities along this axis (Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh) would receive a faster link to London.
For further information, see
www.500kmh.com
Netherlands
For a number of years now, there have been considerations in the Netherlands centering on the application of Transrapid technology, particularly with a view to linking the country's major cities.
An industrial consortium led by Siemens (Siemens, ABN Amro, Ballast Nedam, BAM and Fluor) and the Dutch government are currently working on the Randstad Rapid project.
The line will connect all the major cities in the Randstad Nederland conurbation. One of the first important sections to be realized will be the Amsterdam-Almere link.
