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@ruskin147 It's junk. Wasteful junk. What a miserable use of human effort.
@ruskin147 My point can be made with two numbers:

1 Crossrail tunnel can carry 36000pax/hr.
1 Boring tunnel... 500pax/hr at best?

As ever, it's all about capacity.
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This #TransitCapacityComparison looks at high speed maglev systems: the Shanghai Transrapid (operating), Chūō Shinkansen (under construction) and #Hyperloop (proposed).

We've also included the UK's second high speed rail line, #HS2.

Do the figures match your expectations?
For more information on maglev (magnetic levitation) systems, read this docu-thread by @GarethDennis... It goes through the history of the technology's development, from the Hovertrain through to Hyperloop:
(Our cross-Thames #TransitCapacityComparison is taking a little longer to curate than planned: we hope this satisfies your transit infographic appetites!)
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