A new interactive map shows how fast the proposed super-speed Hyperloop network could transport passengers to major UK cities across Britain from the capital.
The map, compiled from data made pubic about the system so far, estimates that for people wanting to travel from London to Leeds it would take a mere 15 minutes compared to 1.5 hours on a normal commuter train.
According to the data, connecting Edinburgh to London would take 30 mins, compared to the time it takes to get there by National Rail, which takes just under five hours.
There are also Hyperloop projects proposed for routes across the world, including the US, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
If given the go-ahead, the transport infrastructure would revolutionise the way we travel, making it faster than any other mode of ground transport currently available in the world.
The Hyperloop system involves pods travelling over an electro-magnetic track enclosed in a low-resistance tube with very low air pressure, essentially it is a long tube that has had the air removed to create a vacuum.
The project is currently just a concept, backed by Elon Musk's Boring company and Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One.
If the project becomes a reality, the main north to south branch in Britain would see journey times slashed to as short as three minutes from London to Southend, whereas on regular trains it would take 51 minutes.
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The map was created by engineering firm RS Components, who are backing the University of Edinburgh's proposed Hyperloop project.
They picked 20 of the UK's biggest cities for the map based on population information gathered by the London based Centre For Cities, a think tank dedicated to improving the performance of UK city economies.
They gathered journey time information on journeys between these urban centres using National Rail's journey planner, using direct train times with no changes.
They also restricted searches to the same time-and-date to make sure the data on trains was fair across cities and avoided weekend and bank holiday delays.
They then found the fastest train times between pairs of cities, for example London to Manchester.
For the Hyperloop speed calculation, then assumed a top speed of 670mph (1,078 kmh), somewhat short of the claimed maximum speed of 760mph (1,200 kmh) when the system was first unveiled.
They also took into account the fact that cities and their stations will be connected via special underground tunnels laid directly 'as the crow flies'.
They then calculated the amount of time it would take to cover the distances between various cities and London.
| Destination | National Rail (mins) | Hyperloop time (mins) | Time saved (mins) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 83 | 9 | 74 | ||||
| Manchester | 125 | 14.4 | 110.6 | ||||
| Glasgow | 269 | 30.6 | 238.4 | ||||
| Newcastle | 171 | 22.2 | 148.8 | ||||
| Sheffield | 129 | 12.6 | 116.4 | ||||
| Leeds | 134 | 15 | 119 | ||||
| Bristol | 89 | 9 | 80 | ||||
| Nottingham | 100 | 9.6 | 90.4 | ||||
| Liverpool | 135 | 15.6 | 119.4 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 96 | 6 | 90 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 260 | 29.4 | 230.6 | ||||
| Leciester | 65 | 7.8 | 57.2 | ||||
| Bournemouth | 110 | 8.4 | 101.6 | ||||
| Swansea | 181 | 14.4 | 166.6 | ||||
| Southampton | 79 | 6 | 73 | ||||
| Stoke | 88 | 12 | 76 | ||||
| Preston | 132 | 16.8 | 115.2 | ||||
| Cardiff | 124 | 11.4 | 112.6 | ||||
| Southend | 51 | 3 | 48 | ||||
| Coventry | 62 | 7.8 | 54.2 |
Hyperloop One set on an idea laid out by billionaire Elon Musk, the entrepreneur behind electric car company Tesla and private space exploration endeavour SpaceX. It is essentially a long tube that has had the air removed to create a vacuum (artist's impression pictured)
WHAT IS THE HYPERLOOP?
Hyperloop is a proposed method of travel that would transport people at roughly 700mph between distant locations.
It was unveiled by Elon Musk in 2013, who at the time said it could take passengers the 380 miles (610km) from LA to San Francisco in 30 minutes - half the time it takes a plane.
It is essentially a long tube that has had the air removed to create a vacuum. For safety reasons, Hyperloop tunnels need escape hatches in case of fire.
The tube is suspended off the ground to protect against weather and earthquakes.
There are now a number of firms vying to bring the technology to life, including Elon Musk himself, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, and Virgin Hyperloop One.
As several firms vie to create the first operational Hyperloop, Elon Musk’s vision of a radical transport system that could ferry passengers above land at 760 miles per hour continues to inch closer to reality
Hyperloop would transport passengers at roughly 670mph (1,078 km) between distant locations in a short amount of time.
It was unveiled by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2013, who at the time said it could take passengers the 380 miles (610km) from LA to San Francisco in 30 minutes - half the time it takes a plane.
The Boring company have already opened the Boring test tunnel under the city of Los Angeles in December in a project that cost $10 million (£8 mn). It is currently being used for research and development.
The US start-up hoping to create Hyperloop has already released a list of 35 routes in locations around the world vying to put the near-supersonic rail transit system to the test.
At present the idea is just a concept with companies like Elon Musk's Boring company and Richard Branson's project Hyperloop One competing schemes and insisting that they have the best solution for the UK
Hyperloop One currently has the only working testing facility in the world, the DevLoop track in the Nevada desert (pictured). It allows pods to rocket along rails through reduced-pressure tubes at speeds of up to a theoretical maximum of 760 miles (1,200 kilometres) per hour
Meanwhile, Virgin Hyperlink One has built a 500-metre test track in Nevada, and is working on a hyperloop connecting Mumbai and Pune in India.
They released a list of 35 routes in locations around the world vying to put the near-supersonic rail transit system to the test.
The proposed routes will connect over 75 million people in 44 cities, spanning 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometres).
Hyperloop's tube is suspended off the ground to protect against weather and earthquakes.
Passengers would sit in either individual or group pods, which would then be accelerated with magnets.
Capsules carrying six to eight people would depart every 30 seconds, with tickets costing around $20 (£13) each way.
The proposed system involves pods travelling over an electro-magnetic track enclosed in a low-resistance tube with very low air pressure, essentially it is a long tube that has had the air removed to create a vacuum
At present the idea is just a concept with companies like Elon Musk's Boring company and Richard Branson's project Hyperloop One competing schemes and insisting that they have the best solution for the UK
The cost of building a line from LA to San Francisco has been estimated at $16 billion (£10 billion) - although critics say it would be nearer $100 billion (£65 billion).
Dubai announced last year its plans for building a line linking it to the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi within the next five years.
Representatives from groups behind the planned lines in the UK and Europe met with Hyperloop One this week to make their cases for the best option for the continent.
In the UK, three routes have been picked, that could see lines built from London to Edinburgh, Glasgow to Cardiff and a third route connecting cities in the North to Scotland.
These will face competition from six other routes across the continent, including Corsica to Sardinia in France, Tallinn in Estonia to Helsinki in Finland, an Autobahn route in Germany, the Dutch Loop in the Netherlands, Warsaw to Wroclaw in Poland and Madrid to Tangiers in Spain.
A number of designs have been submitted for how the pods themselves would function, including for the LA to San Francisco line (artist's impression pictured). The construction cost has been estimated at between $16 billion (£10 billion) and $100 billion (£65 billion)
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