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		ableal on June 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New York to London in an hour - by train The book title A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! has stuck to my memory. It's a 1972 SF (alternate history branch) novel by Harry Harrison, featuring a vacuum/maglev system. More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_tunnel, including reference to Goddard patents on the subject.

cpeterso on June 12, 2012 [–]

Transatlantic Tunnel is a 1932 SF film about a strong-willed engineer determined to complete an underwater train route from London to New York.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027131/

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