Vehicle having an eddy current brake for a rail-borne transportation system, and a transportation system which is operated therewith, in particular a magnetic levitation train

A vehicle for a rail-borne transportation system, comprising

• an eddy current brake (23) which contains a large number of magnetic poles formed by rotatably supported permanent magnets (25, 26), and
• means for rotating the permanent magnets (25, 26) from an inactive position into an active position for braking,
• wherein at least two of the permanent magnets (25, 26) of the eddy current brake (23) comprise pole surfaces that have different polarities, which pole surfaces are situated in a common plane regardless of alignment of the permanent magnets (25, 26) in the inactive position or the active position, and which, in the active position, are located one behind the other in a direction of travel, and which, in the inactive position, are located one above the other transversely to the direction of travel.