Japan's bullet train is impressive given its maximum speed can reach over 500 km/h. If this vehicle already surprised you, then wait before you hear more about the "train of the future." The Hyperloop ...

China says its maglev hyperloop train has broken the world speed record in a test run, reaching a blistering 387 mph (623 km/h). Ultimately, its makers want to build a train more than three times as ...

India has completed sections of a new "Hyperloop" track, a breakthrough that could see high-speed rail systems spread across the country. The Hyperloop test track stretches over 400 meters and uses ...

Almost exactly a decade since Elon Musk first outlined his hyperloop concept to much fanfare, trumpeting it as a solution to shuttle passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in half an hour, ...

Glinting in the summer sun amid the lush green expanse of the sprawling Discovery campus at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai is a 422-metre-long metallic tube. Inside it lies an ...

When Elon Musk first proposed the hyperloop as a transportation alternative, he projected sealed tubes would hurl a pod between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 35 minutes. At the time, Musk’s vision ...

A full-scale Virgin Hyperloop cargo pod and a cutaway passenger pod as part of Dubai’s DP World’s FLOW pavilion at Expo 2020. Credit: Virgin Hyperloop via REUTERS The fundamental problem is the lack ...

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 ...