Transrapid Development history and versions Development history and versions

| Date_ | Train | Location_ | Present_location | Comments | Top_speed_km_h_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | HMB1 | Thyssen Henschel in Kassel, West Germany | ? | By Thyssen Henschel. First functional longstator vehicle. 100 m guideway. Unmanned. |  |
| 1976 | HMB2 | Thyssen Henschel in Kassel, West Germany | ? | By Thyssen Henschel. World`s first passenger-carrying, longstator vehicle. 100 m guideway. | 36 (or 40 ?) |
| 17 May 1979 | Transrapid 05 | International Transportation Exhibition (IVA 79) in Hamburg. Reassembled in Kassel in 1980. | ThyssenKrupp, Kassel | 908 m track. | 75 |
| June 1983 | Transrapid 06 | Transrapid Versuchsanlage Emsland (TVE), West Germany | A part is in Deutsches Museum, Bonn | Presented to public in Munich on 13 March 1983. 31.5 km track. | 302 (1984), 355 (1985), 392 (1987), 406 (1987), 412.6 (January 1988) |