In a surprise move, two members of the Bavarian state parliament have gone to the press with a call for the maglev project in Munich being extended to Regensburg and from there, to Prague and beyond. The two parliamentarians, both from the governing Christian Social Union (CSU), have also made the crucial point that their proposal is not just meant to bring passengers quickly from one city to another, but rather to create the infrastructure required to make industrial investments attractive in the northern Bavarian regions.
Maglev questions were also discussed at a special event on Thursday evening at the Bavarian State’s representation in Berlin. CSU members of the municipal council of Munich also voted in favor of the maglev city-airport project there, but were narrowly defeated by an unholy alliance of Social Democrats, Greens and Linkspartei. That vote, however, will not be the last word on the matter, according to sources.