The SBB and the Euro currency, a non-profit research organization, want to build in the Canton of Valais, a three-Kilometer-long research facility and test track for high-speed transports in a vacuum. At the earliest, in the second half of the year 2019 is to be started the construction in Collombey-Muraz, such as the SBB in a message writes.
The Valais municipality to offer as a location, because the terrain is very flat and only a few obstacles. The research and test track there is designed for speeds up to 900 kilometers per hour, writes the SBB.
According to the planners, the so – called Hyper – loops, in addition to your pace compared to today’s popular modes of transportation-whether on the ground, in the air or in the water-a further important advantage by the large sucked some of the air out of the tube, and thus a vacuum is achieved. Thus, the capsules can be transported only fast, but also energy-efficient due to the tubes.
Created: 13.12.2018, 13:51 PM
