Tachyon Hyperloop

Tachyon Hyperloop

Are you eager to apply your engineering skills in real life?

We are a student-initiative designing, building and testing a hyperloop pod prototype with the immediate goal of participating in the upcoming Hyperloop Pod Competition 2021 held by SpaceX.

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 30/07/2024

What a great exchange! At we talked a lot with about the future of railway transportation and it’s amazing to see their TÜV certified life-size prototype of a passenger wagon. 😍 Hopefully not the last touchpoint of our journeys on shaping the future of transportation! 🚅🤝

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 22/07/2024
Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 13/07/2024

After our roll-out event the prototype FERMION gets prepared for the transfer to Zurich! 🚆 We are looking forward to an exciting competition at !
Great thanks to all our sponsors and supporters for letting our dream become reality 💪🏼 - excellent photographs from .ac

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 07/07/2024

Teamwork makes the dream work!💪🏼 Nothing more than full commitment and passion for innovation - final steps to the running prototyp FERMION! 😍 - pics provided by .ac

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 03/07/2024

Impressions from the workshop! 📷 Our vision becomes reality only trough team effort 💪🏼 great thanks to .ac for the excellent photographs!

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 01/07/2024

Track, chassis, shell - the key ingredients for a successful prototype! 💥 Take a look at the latest developments of FERMION - step by step it becomes reality! 🚝

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 06/06/2024

Take a look at our new telemetry system! - great thanks to the immense support provided by .Throughout the whole season we were provided with high quality parts and we are happy to have Mouser Electronics on board!

13/05/2024

Do you wanna know what Tachyon is all about? Are you interested in working in a student initiative? 💪🏼Do you want to be a part of sustainable innovation in public transportation? 🚆 Great! Meet Tachyon today at TdsI (Tag der studentischen Initiativen) - We are at Templergraben today from 10am-5pm. Let’s get in touch! 🫵🏼

29/02/2024

Exciting times at Tachyon Hyperloop! Our dedicated members are putting in the hard work to finalize the FDD report. 🚀 Passion, teamwork, and innovation drive us forward. Stay tuned for the new developments ahead!

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 27/05/2023

What a great first info evening. 🎉🎉
If you have missed the first, don’t worry the second is coming soon.

❗️Save the date: 26.06.23 18:30❗️
You will receive a great insight into the work of .
The departments will introduce themselves and their job openings.

Ready to shape the ?
🚄Join the team now! 🚄

14/05/2023

📣📣📣 Attention Hyperloop fans 📣📣📣

Tomorrow (15.05.2023) Team Tachyon is organising an info evening in S01 (C.A.R.L). Make sure to stop by and meet our different departments 🚆🚆🚆

We are excited to see a lot of new and interested faces :)

07/10/2022

Join us and get to know the team. 🚄

Date: 30th October 2022
Time: 18:00 onwards.
Location: Campus Boulevard 30

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 26/09/2022

Zunächst einmal ein herzliches Willkommen an alle neu an der RWTH aufgenommenen Studierenden.
Wir haben uns gefreut, Teil der von der RWTH organisierten Willkommenswoche zu sein. Die Interaktionen mit verschiedenen neuen RWTH-Studenten sowie mit Menschen, die sich für die Hyperloop-Technologie interessieren, waren unglaublich und führten zu einem regen Austausch von Ideen und Informationen.
Wir möchten uns bei der RWTH und dem International Office für diese Gelegenheit bedanken.

First of all, a warm welcome to all the new students admitted to RWTH.
We were glad to be a part of the welcome week events arranged by the RWTH. The interactions with various new RWTH students along with people interested in the Hyperloop technology were incredible leading to exchange of ideas and information.
We would like to thank RWTH and the international office for the opportunity.

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 03/09/2022

Wir haben uns gefreut, Teil der Mitgliederversammlung von ProRWTH in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Collective Incubator zu sein. Das Treffen half uns, unser laufendes Projekt den Stakeholdern vorzustellen und Einblicke in mögliche Chancen zu gewinnen.

We were glad to be a part of the Mitgliederversammlung from ProRWTH in cooperation with the Collective Incubator. The meet-up helped us in showcasing our ongoing project to the stakeholders and gaining insights into possible opportunities.

Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 12/08/2022

Wir freuen uns, mit der Herstellung unseres POD in unserer Werkstatt beginnen zu können.
Bleibt dran und erlebt eine abenteuerliche Reise.

Bist du daran interessiert, Teil des Teams zu werden?
Schick uns deinen Lebenslauf und dein Motivationsschreiben an

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We are delighted to begin the fabrication of our POD at our workshop.
Stay tuned for an adventurous journey.

Interested in being a part of the team?
Send us your Resume and motivation letter on

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Photos from Tachyon Hyperloop's post 01/08/2022

English Version below.

Das Team Tachyon nahm an der Europäischen Hyperloop-Woche (EHW) an der TU Delft teil. Die EHW fand vom 18. bis 24. Juli in Delft statt. Sie konzentrierte sich auf die kommenden Hyperloop-Technologien und -Strategien mit Teilnehmern aus über 30 Universitäten weltweit.
Bei dieser Gelegenheit konnten wir mehr über die Technologie erfahren und unser Vertrauen und unseren Enthusiasmus stärken.
Der Austausch mit anderen Studententeams, die das gleiche Ziel, aber unterschiedliche Taktiken verfolgten, war faszinierend.
Wir freuen uns auf weitere Veranstaltungen dieser Art in der nahen Zukunft.

English Version:

Team Tachyon participated in the European Hyperloop week ( EHW ) Held at TU Delft. EHW was held from 18th to 24th July at Delft. It focused on the upcoming Hyperloop technologies and strategies with participants from over …. universities worldwide.
This opportunity gave us a chance to learn more about the technology and also boosted our confidence and enthusiasm.
Interacting with various other student teams with the same goal yet different tactics was intriguing.
We look forward to more such events in the near future.

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Dry run at @europeanhyperloopweek! FERMION running without the shell 🚆 the switch from our high voltage system to the lo...
After one year of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears, filled with dedication, commitment, and passion, Team Tachyon Hype...
Day 5 at EHW- Witness the future of transportation with FERMION! Our hyperloop prototype has passed its initial tests wi...
Thanks to @muzero_hyperloop for helping out and supporting us in every aspect! 💪🏼😍#collaborating #3dprinting #prototype ...
Day 3 at EHW - working the whole day with above 30 degree celsius at the track was only possible trough a big team effor...
Day 2 at @europeanhyperloopweek! 😍 We are very happy seeing FERMION moving on the @swissloop_ch track @innovationsparkzu...
Today we presented at @europeanhyperloopweek @ethzurich! Electrical, Traction and Mechanical subsystems 🔩🔋🚅 #exiting #in...
Team Tachyon arrived after a 10 hours drive at @europeanhyperloopweek in @innovationsparkzurich!All transport and logist...
Prototyp presentation!💥 Roll-Out Event of FERMION! We are so happy and proud of our achievement 💪🏼 thanks for the great ...
Production at its finest - no excuses on quality! Thanks for the manufacturing capabilities at the Maker Space! @collect...
We call it FERMION! 🚝💥Here you get an idea of what we are working on - stay tuned! #teamwork #3d #3dmodeling #reveal #ne...
We are propelling our new pod with this revolutionary bidirectional converter to top speed! Great thanks to @leadrivetec...