China tests 500 km/h super high-speed trainChina tests 500 km/h super high-speed train Reuters – Mon, Dec 26, 2011 3:45 AM EST RELATED CONTENT Visitors board a new testing model of a CSR high-speed bullet train during its launching ceremony in Qingdao, Shandong province December 23, 2011. China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday. Picture taken December 23, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network. The train, made by a subsidiary of CSR Corp Ltd, China's largest train maker, is designed to resemble an ancient Chinese sword, the official Xinhua news agency reported. It "will provide useful reference for current high-speed railway operations," it quoted train expert Shen Zhiyun as saying. But future Chinese trains will not necessarily run at such high speeds, CSR chairman Zhao Xiaogang told the Beijing Morning News. "We aims to ensure the safety of trains operation," he said. China's railway industry has had a tough year, highlighted by a collision between two high-speed trains in July which killed at least 40 people. Construction of new high-speed trains in China has since been a near halt. In February, the railways minister, Liu Zhijun, a key figure behind the boom in the sector, was dismissed over corruption charges that have not yet been tried in court. (Reporting by Sabrina Mao and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Yoko Nishikawa) RELATED CONTENTmeanwhile, TSA is trying to figure out if a cupcake is a terrorist threat. 26 Replies
Why invest money in your own infrastructure and new technologies?, screw improving the quality of life for your citizens when you can spend trillions on foolish wars and give the rest away to undeserving countries, wake up America, take your #$%$ country back!!!! 39 RepliesThey're developing trains that go 375mph while we can barely keep Amtrak operating, much less on time. Hmmmm. 90 Repliescould you imagine new york to la in like 15 hrs amazing 33 RepliesI rode twice on the Chinese high speed train for about 1 hour each time an speed up to 200 miles per hour, at a cost of about $20. I enjoyed it. It was better than air travel, more room and without the security hassle.
I wish it would be available in our country. Unfortunately, it will not... More 38 RepliesI've ridden the HSR from Putian to Xiamen, China. Business Class seat $6.00 usd. Smooth as glass, quiet. Our US trains systems are stone age in comparison and ridiculously over priced. 2 RepliesWhy on earth would the U.S. build something that is efficient and fast? The U.S. will jump on technology that would cost twice as much and three times longer to build. The U.S. has the most debt in the history of mankind, you don't get that title by being efficient. 6 RepliesSpeed trains will ruin the airline industry, that's the reason why US is hesitant to build high speed trains. Big corporations rules in this country. If high speed train will travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in a matter of two hours and airplane about an hour plus an extra hour of staying... More 5 Replieswhy don't we have china build us a train, the make evereything else that's sold in this country. 6 RepliesI was just in Japan and took its trains. The Japanese trains were amazing; clean, efficient, and on time (I have an atomic watch and the trains run with in 1-2 seconds). I have also ridden Chinese mag-lev trains...wow! 8 RepliesI am enjoying traveling in one of those trains and it is totally amazing and luxury and feels like you are traveling in a spaceship :-) 9 Repliesmost people here prefer hour long traffic jams in their gas guzzling suv's 34 RepliesHow is it possible that we're still one of the few developed nations without high-speed rail? 24 RepliesIt is so painfully obvious that we are on the fast track "backwards" !! 5 RepliesCan they keep the cupcakes? 8 Repliesclean effichent Light rail and high speed rail has been operating in Europe, Japan and now china ..guess we Americans are just to smart for that... 24 RepliesChina is the next super power unless we start investing in new technology and take risks like them! 25 RepliesSafety is obviously important, but seriously, the article implies that China is suffering from unique problems all due to fast rail service. We actually have lots of train collisions in the U.S. (more than China) with our slow outdated trains. 14 RepliesThe japanese have had a 500 km/h train for a while now, check it out on you tube its pretty mean, and theres is safe. 22 RepliesAmazing what you can do when you are not spending to fight three wars. 10 RepliesI just got back from china about a month ago.Everything I was programmed to think about Chinese people just is not true.They put their families first and they work hard and have immensely good manners.They dont kill one another on the streets and they work very hard.They do not have the problem as we do "The one percent".This train is just a small example of what is happening on the other side of "our "planet.Is it possible that we may have something to learn from them? 24 RepliesWe need to re-invest America. Unconditional free education and free health care. Russia, China, and India are getting ahead of us. If we are to maintain our superpower status, screw foreign aid, stop cuagmire wars and the hell with religous #$%$ 5 RepliesOur drivers can't deal with a train rolling through town at 45 mph, can you imagine what would happen if it were doing just 150 mph? 11 RepliesAmerican people enjoys low inflation because of China's cheap imports. Now that Japan has just started purchasing Chinese debt in Chinese currency, in stead of the USD, the US will gradually have super high inflation because of all the money big Ben printed and scattered around the world to cause... More Replyat least you have justin bieber or kim k to amuse the americans :D... hahaha 3 RepliesWow, so this is where a countries money goes when they arent busy trying to police the world and take care of the stupid. 2 RepliesEveryone in US has there mouth open when reading his article. Its very common for other countries having fast trains, while trains in NY can barely hit 30mph. Its time to move to China. 5 RepliesThe rise and fall of an empire depends on the collective wisdom. US is falling because its people failed to understand Muslim and spent a decade to fight in Iraq.
China is rising because its people learned from the past stupid mistake of socialist. US is on the way to be a second class world... More 3 RepliesChina is awesome, they have managed to stay our of wars and build their society slowly but surely. America doesn't want a strong society, they want to struggle and suffer, holding each other back and playing games of greed and corruption. 4 Repliesif all of you china bashers knew how many of our own american ceo's have sold us out in favor of chinese labor you wouldn't have any reason to dislike the chinese whatsoever. 17 Repliesso what? our high speed trains in the good ole USA are way better. ... oh wait... DAMMIT!! 19 RepliesRemember when we used to build such things? Funny, Its been so long I don't recall exactly.
France and South Africa are building 4th gen reactors that are meltdown proof. yes,, South Africa. 4 RepliesI have been to several countries with high speed trains and it is great. Been to our airports lately? I buy a ticket at the station, basic security screen and away I go. the bullet trains go as fast as most commuter planes and I dont have to wait on a runway. I don't have to wait for a gate at... More 1 ReplyAh .. isn't it great to live in the USA, where every morning you can wake up and find something new to whine about? 6 RepliesYou can not build it, or appreciate the value of having a fast train if the people are not educated enough to design, build, or appreciate having a fast train. America is behind, way behind in Math, and Science. Wake up American parents if you want your children to have a better life. 3 RepliesI take the high speed rail a couple of times a year. The arrival/departure schedules are 99% on time and the trains are so comfortable and quiet.
The USA is so far behind China that even if the children in, both, the House and Senate decide to quit playing childish games, we would be stuck in... More 5 RepliesName 5 things that Argentina has invented that have had a significant impact on the world. Hell, name one. 6 Repliesdon't worry .. the lawyers would keep it from happening here. ReplyThe usa has airports where you have to wait longer as the flight itself is,.....yes, and the TSA-guy's who mix up the rest,.....hohoho, this is so funny when I imagine that the tax-payer pays for his own destruction !!! ReplySo tell me why the US can't get a train system like this? Oh yeah, 'cause we got idiots running the country. You wanna talk about creating jobs? I wonder how many 'Made in the US' jobs this would create if America could get our junk together and build mass transit system! 4 Replies |
