Next Generation Train

State-of-the-art, affordable, climate and environmentally friendly rail transport plays a central role in the transport transition.

Only an attractive service will bring more people and goods onto the railways. To make this possible, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is researching the infrastructural and operational framework conditions, working on new, capacity-enhancing concepts for vehicles, operations and infrastructure as well as innovative methods for maintenance and servicing. Strategies for automated rail traffic are also a focus, as is work on the future role of dispatchers and train drivers in the control and monitoring of rail traffic.

Next Generation Train - High Speed Train HST

DLR is researching pioneering train concepts. The main objectives here are to shorten journey times with low specific energy requirements, reduce noise, increase comfort, improve driving safety, reduce wear and tear and lower life cycle costs.

Next Generation Train –

DLR is researching pioneering train concepts. The main objectives here are to shorten journey times with low specific energy requirements, reduce noise, increase comfort, improve driving safety, reduce wear and tear and lower life cycle costs.

NGT CARGO

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is researching pioneering train concepts. The main objectives of DLR's activities in this area of transportation are to shorten travel and transport times with low specific energy requirements, reduce noise, increase comfort, improve driving safety and reduce wear and tear as well as life cycle costs.

NGT-FuN: NGT chassis research infrastructure

The "Next Generation Train" (NGT) is a leading concept for transportation research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This double-decker high-speed train in lightweight construction forms the framework for the development of concepts, methods and technologies for the rail transport of the future. Chassis technology plays a key role here.

Next Generation Train: bringing together and visualizing ideas and technologies

Under the "Next Generation Train (NGT)" guiding concept, DLR is developing its vision of what the rail transport of the future could look like as an essential part of mobility geared towards sustainability and increased capacity. The NGT concept incorporates innovative technologies from the fields of propulsion, aerodynamics, lightweight construction, chassis, crash behavior, air conditioning, automation, control and regulation. All developments and concepts are aimed at contributing to the transformation of mobility by rail as a mode of transport.

The result is an entire family of trains: the NGT HST (High-Speed Train) is a double-decker high-speed railcar train with speeds of up to 400 kilometers per hour. The NGT LINK is a double-decker, interregional feeder train that connects cities with each other and with urban centers. The NGT CARGO is a fast, quiet and automated freight train that can be assembled from individual wagons and power cars as required. This allows goods to be transported flexibly, quickly and reliably while conserving resources.

The lead concept of the Next Generation Train continues to grow, currently with concepts for pioneering railroad stations and logistics terminals and in the near future with ideas for autonomous and on-demand rail buses (NGT TAXI) and their role in regional mobility concepts.

Contact

Tjark Siefkes

Director of the Institute
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Vehicle Concepts
Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart

Kristiane Schuster

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Vehicle Concepts
Pfaffenwaldring 38 - 40, 70569 Stuttgart