In 2013, Elon Musk talked about the Hyperloop. A futuristic transport system built around near-vacuum tubes designed to whisk passengers between cities at speeds of up to 1,000 km/h (621 mph). Though ...

China is pushing the boundaries of high-speed rail technology with its ambitious development of maglev trains that could revolutionize travel within the country. Passengers in China could soon stream ...

Joe Scott unpacks the long, bumpy ride of the Hyperloop concept—from its misunderstood links to Elon Musk, to modern efforts by Virgin Hyperloop, Hardt, and other startups around the world. Though the ...

Travelling by train at speeds close to a commercial jet sounds like the stuff of dreams for busy commuters. Now, China is getting closer to making this a reality for its 1.4 billion citizens. The ...

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China's push for high-speed transportation has taken a major leap forward with its experimental T-Flight maglev train. Designed to reach record-breaking speeds, this levitating train could ...

MOSCOW, September 16. /TASS/. Russia plans to develop high-speed transportation technologies over the next decade, including vacuum-based Hyperloop trains, according to materials prepared by the ...

Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology have successfully accelerated a tonne-class vehicle to a record speed of 700 km/h (435mph) within just two seconds on a 400 metre ...