Hyperloop: How Engineers Are Using Magnets To Create 700mph Trains | Speed

Hyperloop One went bankrupt. Odd that a video released 4 days ago missed that tiny point.

Great history film - well edited and informative

This was a 2019 documentary, just newly posted.

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What a great documentary!! Incredibly great animations and very well created.

Cool episode.Really enjoyed it.

If the Hiperloop tubes are at or near vacuum, you can travel faster quicker and with far less energy! We can also use this same technology to launch space craft into orbit at far Lower costs especially if you use magnetic fields of a railgun to accelerate quickly.

The hyperliop needs to go underground for safety.

science and progress never dies

Hyperloop was a pipe dream

Love this, my first ship was a steam ship. Love anything to do with steam.

China's CF600 maglev EMS prototype train testing at over 600 kph with goals of 800 kph is very likely the first practical high speed maglev. It levitates at at standstill and requires no landing gear. A new maglev train standard in full scale implementation should start a new much wider loading gauge of about 8 meters wide or more. A double width loading gauge has been envisioned and was provided for at the beginning of the railroad age on 1840s UK dual track railways that were designed to occasionally have double width carriages using the inner rails of the dual tracks.   Maglev trains don't have the load limits of the rail wheel interface and are able to support loads distributed across the track bed. An 8 meter wide loading gauge would allow the easy transport of large assemblies overland greatly changing the world. Three TEU shipping containers should be able to fit across a cargo car's width. An 8 meter wide loading gauge would allow stability for three passenger levels. The first level might best be used for cargo with perpendicular side simultaneous drive-on drive-off of automobiles and cargo containers that could take place in a one minute stop. High speed cargo might make profit. Passenger trains tend to not make profit.   The second and third levels could be luxury continues passenger space with vista dome roofs for passengers to see forward watching the scenery. This configuration would allow more comfort for the same number of passengers in 1/4 the length of today popular single level trains that stretch out several city blocks.   The train can depart as soon as the cars are loaded with enough space around the parked cars for passengers to take their time collecting themselves to exit their cars and go upstairs to the passenger areas. Loading and unloading needs to be staged and simultaneous to allow 1 minute stops. The unloading and loading of roll on cargo and cars should be able to work much like a traffic light stop and go. High transfer passenger stations could have exit and entry between the staton to all levels of the train to speed loading. Rural stations with small numbers of people would have loading at level 1 cargo level with passengers having to go up internal stairs to the passenger levels. Having train speeds much above 1,000 kph (621 mph) possibly causing sonic booms has little time saving advantage when stopping every 160 km or 100 miles because of time spent changing speed and stopping for a one minute stop. With changing speed these stops would only be a bit over 10 minutes a part. This would mean if intending to have regular stops within reasonable driving times to stations it would be better to allow sightseeing from a passenger train staying below the speed of sound than to put into a vacuum tunnel to enable super sonic travel where there is little to see. All very high speed trains need incrementally cheap to free electricity for their huge electrical demands such as their own hydropower generators with unlimited water. New technology nuclear power is likely the next closest option. The Japanese SC maglev has a loading gauge width that is similar to cape gauge railways of 3'6" gauge common throughout Japan that is significantly less wide than the current standard gauge Shinkansen bullet train. The SC maglev uses a non static levitational system dependent on the train reaching about 140 kph before it starts to levitate. Below that speed the train has to use retractable landing gear. These aspects make the Japanese SC maglev not desirable for a new train age where much wider loading gauge and no landing gear are very possible and desirable.

Dude, Hyperloop was abandoned.

At 43 minutes he's talking about cars talking to each other and maintaining distance. I knew a Cadillac engineer in the mid-90's who told me that they had done a Michigan to Arizona trip with cars that synced up and maintained distance for the entire trip. I've often wondered why that never became a thing in the industry, aside from the extreme improbability that a bunch of Cadillacs would routinely be on the highway at the same time.

It is so mind blowing this video.

Thank you for sharing this reflection on the potential of Hyperloop technology and the importance of staying informed about advancements in engineering and transportation. It is indeed crucial to recognize both the challenges and opportunities that arise in the development of innovative technologies. I appreciate your curiosity and enthusiasm for exploring these topics and look forward to further discussions on advancements that can benefit society as a whole. Wishing you continued success in your explorations and learning journey. Best regards, [Mithun]

You should check out Tesla and The Boring Company

Hyperloop was a fantasy that did not go anywhere

Sean, I believe that the next step in human travel is already being developed, and in some cases, in use. That is space travel. In fact, our military, along with DARPA and multiple private companies, are in the exploratory phase of just that. Imagine being able to transport cargo of much greater volume than today in a fully reusable craft from one point on our planet to a point halfway around the world in under 2 hours. If you can move troups and gear that way, you now have effectively an instant response to any issue in the world. Or imagine, you and your family, with luggage, take an air taxi from your front yard to a space port, 25 minutes to an hour tops. You go to your assigned ship and seat on a super sized launch vehicle. Twenty minutes later, your family, along with several hundred other passengers, are lifting off. Fourty five minutes later, your ship has touched down at your destination port. Another air taxi to your hotel, and you are checking in. Your total time from your home to your hotel in Tibet, 3 hours. That is speed. Are there issues to resolve before that can happen? Yes, of course there are. But every example of each step to today's transportation has had to address similar issues with the technology of their time. It is coming.

It is inspiring.