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The hyperloop is dead for real this time (www.theverge.com)
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[–] YMS@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

US is probably the only country that went back on rail transport. Every other country is taking it as far as they possibly can.

I don't know for other countries, but Germany (that has a decent high-speed rail network, to be fair) had a rail network of almost 55,000 km in the 50s and less than 40,000 today. More than 300 train stations have been closed since the year 2000 alone.

EDIT: sources:
https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/bahn-schienennetz-deutschland-1835-bis-heute/
https://www.allianz-pro-schiene.de/themen/aktuell/336-bahnhoefe-seit-2000-stillgelegt/

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And high-speed trains are chronically late... :/

[–] YMS@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Come on, almost two thirds of DB Fernverkehr's trains are punctual (if you accept DB's definition of punctuality, which allows six minutes of delay to still be counted as punctual).