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Re:Hyperloop Alpha [pdf] by eru on Monday August 12, 2013 @09:46PM (#6203528)
In Singapore all short haul trains (called MRT) are either underground or on Pylons. Seems to work out well enough there.
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Re:Hyperloop Alpha [pdf] by simonebrunozzi on Monday August 12, 2013 @10:34PM (#6203692)
Yes (I lived in Singapore for 2.5 years) but they go quite slow. Top speed of the most recent, unmanned MRT (yellow line) is about 65 Km/h.
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Re:Hyperloop Alpha [pdf] by eru on Monday August 12, 2013 @11:29PM (#6203854)
Yes. I was just talking about pylons being viable.
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