French railways invest in 700mph inter-city 'hyperloop' super-tube train
which could make HS2 obsolete

   Hyperloop technology would shoot capsulesm or linked trains of
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   The organisation running the French railway system are investing in a
   700mph inter-city super tube train which could make HS2 obsolete before
   it its built.

   The SNCF, creator of the high-speed train concept, have decided to
   invest Euros 80m in one of two American companies which are developing
   the “hyperloop”, a wheel-less train or capsule projected through a tube
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   Angeles and San Francisco in 30 minutes  – within 15 years. This would
   be roughly the same time scale as the opening of the first section of
   Britain’s second high speed line HS2 which will link London and
   Birmingham by 2026.

   Promoters claim that the 350-mile LA to San Francisco hyperloop would
   cost only £5bn to build – compared to an estimated £43bn for HS2 which
   is much shorter.
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   move from one’s seat, might not appeal to everyone. They also point out
   that a hyperloop system would be able to link conurbations but – unlike
   a conventional high-speed train - would not be able to reach
   city-centre stations using existing tracks.

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    Hyperloop Transport Technologies signed an agreement with the
   Slovakian government earlier this year to explore the possibility of
   building a high-speed tube system which would link  Bratislava,
   Budapest and Vienna.

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