Editing Transrapid (section)

===Propulsion===
The Transrapid maglev system uses a synchronous ''longstator'' [[linear motor]] for both propulsion and braking. It works like a rotating [[electric motor]] whose [[stator]] is "unrolled" along the underside of the guideway; instead of producing [[torque]] (rotation) it produces a linear force along its length. The electromagnets in the maglev vehicle which lift it also work as the equivalent of the excitation portion ([[Rotor (electric)|rotor]]) of this linear electric motor. Since the magnetic travelling field works in only one direction, if there were to be several maglev trains on a given track section, they would all travel in the same direction thereby reducing the possibility of collision between moving trains.