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		jdm2212 on Oct 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains This sounds like more of a hyperloop type thing than a traditional maglev train: > if the concept of maglev trains swinging inside a vacuum tube can be put into practice That means this will also have all the same problems as a hyperloop.

simion314 on Oct 3, 2019 [–]

Maybe they plan a hybrid, so the same train will travel on regular and tunneled tracks.

Though I was expecting that new materials and design could reduce the air friction even more in the future.

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