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TIL the UK built a working hovertrain prototype in the 1970s and then abandoned it (youtu.be)
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[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

It's a shame that these cool things are probably too expensive. The Transrapid, a hover train from Germany, unfortunately also failed to catch on, but at least one commercial line was built in China connecting Shanghai Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road Station in the city, which is still in operation today.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

It's the same situation as maglev trains cool but impractical.

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