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China's hyperloop maglev train has achieved the fastest speed ever for a train at 623 km/h, as it prepares to test at up to 1,000 km/h in a 60km long hyperloop test tunnel. (robbreport.com)
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[-] wahming 1 points 7 months ago

Pneumatic tubes use a constantly generated vacuum and air pressure to move objects. It would take forever to pump out a tunnel for a single train.

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

No you have two loops of constantly moving air. The train then goes in and out of that tube at stations.

It's a fucking shit idea and trains are great. But I remember that and seem to be the only one. No one ever mentions that idea

[-] wahming 2 points 7 months ago

Honestly not sure how that would work, but I guess it doesn't exactly matter. Never heard of it though, maybe you could dig up some article from back then.

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