CAF to design hyperloop capsule for Spanish Zeleros
The Spanish hyperloop company Zeleros has brought three new partners on board in a new investment round: infrastructure company Acciona, energy specialist EIT InnoEnergy and train builder CAF. According to Zeleros, all three will make...Read more
Nevomo to build Europe’s longest Magrail test track
Nevomo, a company developing pioneering Magrail technology, has signed an agreement with CIECH Sarzyna for a new Magrail test track. With this technology, vehicles could reach speeds of 550 kilometres per hour on existing railway...Read more
Algorithms to optimise rail freight on the TEN-T network
ePIcenter is an international technology and innovation project to improve the efficiency of freight flows and reduce congestion in the European TEN-T network. Advanced logistics scheduling algorithms are a key focus to optimise rail freight....Read more
‘Hyperloop should not cannibalise traditional rail’
Hyperloop technology, which enables travel speeds of 1,200 kilometres per hour, holds massive potential, but also possible conflict for the railway sector. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) warns for “another cannibalisation...Read more
The Netherlands explores hyperloop for its busiest freight corridor
A pilot route that would be the first step in creating a pan-European hyperloop network is being investigated in the largest urban area of The Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Numerous local governments, Schiphol Airport,...Read more
Virgin carries out world’s first hyperloop test with passengers
For the first time in the world a hyperloop has been tested with passengers on board. The American company Virgin Hyperloop had the scoop on Sunday. According to Virgin, the test at a test site...Read more
TU Delft students present new type of Hyperloop capsule
The Technology Hyperloop Team of Delft University has presented the draft of the Atlas 02 capsule. It is the second type of pod developed by the TU Delft students. The TU Delft Technology Hyperloop Team...Read more
Hyperloop capsule is ready for test in France
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has delivered passenger capsule to its French technology centre in Toulouse. The device will be tested on the one-kilometre tube line that is under construction now. The 32-metre Hyperloop capsule was manufactured...Read more
Two French departments to get Hyperloop lines
Two technology companies plan to launch Hyperloop services in France this year. Canadian TransPod is expected to construct its tube line in the Haute-Vienne department in the western part of the country. The US-based Hyperloop...Read more
Switzerland to construct first Hyperloop route in Europe
Switzerland will become the first European country to test the Hyperloop technology. Non-profit research institute EuroTube together with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and canton Valais will construct the three-kilometre trial track. The works are expected...Read more
HyperloopTT wants capsule to be ready for passengers in 2019
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) presented its first full-scale passenger Hyperloop capsule in the Spanish city of Puerto de Santa Maria on Tuesday. It was built in Spain by HyperloopTT’s partner Airtificial and is headed to...Read moreVirgin to develop a Hyperloop train in Spain
Virgin Hyperloop One and the Spanish rail infrastructure manager Adif have agreed to build a research centre in Bobadilla, a village in Malaga. The centre is set up for the development of a hyperloop train...Read more
TU Delft students reveal new Hyperloop pod
Delft University of Technology Hyperloop Team II has revealed their new Atlas 01 Hyperloop pod and launcher on Tuesday. The reveal took place on campus in Delft, the Netherlands. The team focused on creating a...Read more