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qwerty456127 on Oct 3, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains

Why? Why would anybody build trains like that instead of adopting the hyperloop technology which is faster, much more cheap and more safe?

kurtisc on Oct 3, 2019 | [–]

These are maglev trains in vacuum tubes. What's the difference?

qwerty456127 on Oct 4, 2019 | | [–]

Ok then, I've missed this point. Nevertheless, I thought maglev (as well as high-speed rail) hardware is rater complex and expensive.

detaro on Oct 3, 2019 | [–]

Why do you think "hyperloop technology" would be "faster, much more cheap and more safe"?

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