Opening of Europe’s longest hyperloop track rekindles hype over futuristic trains

Operators hope Dutch test track will help prove feasibility of high-speed tube transport system

The longest hyperloop test track in Europe has opened, raising faint hopes once more that the maglev meets vacuum tube transport technology could be the future.

Operators said the facility would help prove the hyperloop’s feasibility, saying it could allow a 10,000km (6,200-mile) network of high-speed tubes to be in place around the continent by 2050.