Date: 09/09/2016

The British government has expressed an interest in Hyperloop, a new travel technology that could reach the speed of sound “ and reduce the commute time from Manchester to London to just 18 minutes. Hyperloop, which is currently being developed in the US, will use magnetic train-like pods to shuttle passengers and freight in a vacuum network of tubes, above or below ground. Early tests indicate maximum speeds of 1,220 km/h, although the idea “ which was conceived by Tesla billionaire and head of SpaceX, Elon Musk “ is still at concept stage. [From Mark Bartlett]

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London to Manchester in 18 minutes? All aboard the new speed-of-sound train

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