Comments on: China Unveils the World’s Fastest Super High-Speed Train http://wallstreetpit.com/13218-china-unveils-the-worlds-fastest-super-high-speed-train Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:13:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: francis http://wallstreetpit.com/13218-china-unveils-the-worlds-fastest-super-high-speed-train#comment-320133 francis Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:24:58 +0000 http://wallstreetpit.com/?p=13218#comment-320133 Its great if common Chinese people are able use modern, high speed rail travel. Unfortunately 600,000 Chinese factory workers commit suicide per year from despair because of their gruelling work schedules, low pay and living conditions. America is not a slave nation just yet, where 90% of incomes are confiscated in taxes. It would be interesting to be able to ask an average Chinese, who works 18 hour days, if he or she would rather ride a 200 mph train or have higher wages and shorter hours with less of their production taken by government. Too bad the Chinese people are given no choice. Perhaps if the U.S. stopped being the Policemen of the World, spending trillions on useless and illegal wars, we could build a decent rail system too. High speed is too much to hope for here. Adequate public transportation would be like a miracle for Americans after what we've been used to. Its great if common Chinese people are able use modern, high
speed rail travel. Unfortunately 600,000 Chinese factory
workers commit suicide per year from despair because of their
gruelling work schedules, low pay and living conditions.
America is not a slave nation just yet, where 90% of incomes
are confiscated in taxes. It would be interesting to be able
to ask an average Chinese, who works 18 hour days, if he or
she would rather ride a 200 mph train or have higher wages
and shorter hours with less of their production taken by
government. Too bad the Chinese people are given no choice.
Perhaps if the U.S. stopped being the Policemen of the World,
spending trillions on useless and illegal wars, we could
build a decent rail system too. High speed is too much to
hope for here. Adequate public transportation would be like
a miracle for Americans after what we’ve been used to.

]]> By: PaPaPeng http://wallstreetpit.com/13218-china-unveils-the-worlds-fastest-super-high-speed-train#comment-190711 PaPaPeng Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:05:25 +0000 http://wallstreetpit.com/?p=13218#comment-190711 I had the pleasure of testing out the Shanghai Meglev train as well as the Beijing Tianjin supertrain last May. Both were fantastic experiences. Their rides were smooth as glass and one does not feel much acceleration between leaving the station and reaching top speed, 400 kph for the Meglev and 325kph for the supertrain. The only sense of speed was the airplane like swoosh from outside the "fuselage.". The Meglev however has a regular up and down 50 Hz hum(son checked it on an online spectrum analyzer using the video-audio recording from his camera.) The seats were more comfortable than airplane seats and there was plenty of elbow room and leg room. Tickets could be purchased from touch screen kiosks at the station. It prints out a ticket complete with the coach and seat number. As such there was no overcrowding or misunderstandings about seat location. There were uniformed cleaning staff to pick up little while the train was in motion. A beautiful stewardess in a long smart uniform coat and cap (10 deg C weather then) would walk up and down the coaches solicitously asking us about our comfort. With someone pretty like that I can't see anyone resorting to rowdy behavior over anything. These supertrains will link China's major cities over the next ten years. There are also plans proposed for three such trains to go all the way to Europe, one to Singapore and the third to Taiwan via an undersea tunnel. I had the pleasure of testing out the Shanghai Meglev train as well as the Beijing Tianjin supertrain last May. Both were fantastic experiences. Their rides were smooth as glass and one does not feel much acceleration between leaving the station and reaching top speed, 400 kph for the Meglev and 325kph for the supertrain. The only sense of speed was the airplane like swoosh from outside the "fuselage.". The Meglev however has a regular up and down 50 Hz hum(son checked it on an online spectrum analyzer using the video-audio recording from his camera.) The seats were more comfortable than airplane seats and there was plenty of elbow room and leg room. Tickets could be purchased from touch screen kiosks at the station. It prints out a ticket complete with the coach and seat number. As such there was no overcrowding or misunderstandings about seat location. There were uniformed cleaning staff to pick up little while the train was in motion. A beautiful stewardess in a long smart uniform coat and cap (10 deg C weather then) would walk up and down the coaches solicitously asking us about our comfort. With someone pretty like that I can't see anyone resorting to rowdy behavior over anything. These supertrains will link China's major cities over the next ten years. There are also plans proposed for three such trains to go all the way to Europe, one to Singapore and the third to Taiwan via an undersea tunnel.

]]> By: Typhoon.Free.Wolf http://wallstreetpit.com/13218-china-unveils-the-worlds-fastest-super-high-speed-train#comment-89976 Typhoon.Free.Wolf Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:12:53 +0000 http://wallstreetpit.com/?p=13218#comment-89976 So far: All CRH2s with has the label which ended with character "C"(such as CRH2-061C) and all CRH3s are desined for speed range of 300~350km/h. All other CRHs are desiged for speed range of 200~250km/h. Actually, all the CRHs are not really suitable for continual 350km/h operation because the operating cost is high. The trains of next generation will be real 350km/h-operating trains. They are CRH2-350 and CRH3-350. They may come out in next 1 or 2 years and they will become the standard long-distance 350km/h trains. So far:

All CRH2s with has the label which ended with character “C”(such as CRH2-061C) and all CRH3s are desined for speed range of 300~350km/h.

All other CRHs are desiged for speed range of 200~250km/h.

Actually, all the CRHs are not really suitable for continual 350km/h operation because the operating cost is high.

The trains of next generation will be real 350km/h-operating trains. They are CRH2-350 and CRH3-350. They may come out in next 1 or 2 years and they will become the standard long-distance 350km/h trains.

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