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Hyper-connected future with the Hyperloop?
Hyperloop One, the company being contracted to build the rst Hyperloop connection between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has proposed several other viable routes in Europe. One eye-catching route is between London and Edinburgh, via Birmingham and Manchester, which would take 50 minutes.
Hyperloop is the brainchild of Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, Space X and Tesla, and involves a sealed tube through which pods can travel without air friction, thereby being able to go up to 1,200 km per hour.
While very much in the early stages, if it is constructed, the Hyperloop could make HS2 redundant. Once HS2 is completely opened in 2033, travel from Edinburgh to London will take three hours and 38 minutes.
Hyperloop One has also proposed routes between Glasgow and Cardi (89 minutes) and Glasgow to Liverpool (47 minutes).
Source: Hyperloop-one.com
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