Richard Branson is jumping on the Hyperloop train, the transport concept which could reduce the time it takes to travel between London and Edinburgh to just 50 minutes. The British billionaire has announced an investment in Hyperloop One by Virgin Group, which will now be renamed Virgin Hyperloop One. “This is an incredibly innovative and exciting new way to move people and things at airline speeds on the ground,” the entrepreneur said in a blog post , describing Hyperloop as “the world’s most revolutionary train service. The Hyperloop concept was invented by Elon Musk , but Hyperloop One is a separate company and one of many working on the transport technology. The idea is that pods will travel at hundreds of miles per hour through tubes under the ground, reducing hours-long journeys to mere minutes. Tests of Hyperloop One in the desert of Nevada have resulted in speeds of […]