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		eru on Aug 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hyperloop Alpha [pdf] In Singapore all short haul trains (called MRT) are either underground or on Pylons. Seems to work out well enough there.

simonebrunozzi on Aug 13, 2013 [–]

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.

eru on Aug 13, 2013 | [–]

Yes. I was just talking about pylons being viable.

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