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China Tests High-Speed Hyperloop 'Flying Train' In 2km Vacuum Tube

09 Aug 2024 | Abstracted from SCMP

"...test, which was carried out in a 2km tube with a low-vacuum environment in Datong...The project developer did not disclose how fast the train went during the trial run...Key technologies...includ[e] the large-scale vacuum environment, superconducting navigation control technology, and the coordination of systems in a low-vacuum environment."

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