China highspeed rail - Latest Chinese highspeed rail technology

A short video of China's latest highspeed rail technology.

China will have the longest HSR network in the world by 2012 and will be larger than all of the current HSR networks combined.

By 2020, China's Vactrain-technology will be put to daily use and people will be able to travel long distances at an average speed of 600km/h.

Note:

- NPTL stands for National Power Traction Laboratory from Southwest Jiaotong University.

- S1 & S2 stand for 'Stage 1' and 'Stage 2' of the CRH2 series.

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• China
• highspeed
• rail
• train
• HSR
• HST
• longest
• network
• vactrain
• maglev

[Trainmaster189]

The vactrain is also going to be used on the TransAtlantic Tunnel and SwissMetro routes in the far future.

[ManjuSu]

@Trainmaster189 The SwissMetro is already a pie in the sky and the TransAtlantic tunnel is still in its conceptual stage.

[JSimp140]

The maglev is developed from GERMAN TRANSRAPID TECHNOLOGY.

[ManjuSu]

@JSimp140 Isn't it obvious?

[etbadaboum]

Derived from? Stolen from.

[YiannisThiakos]

@ManjuSu Is it by Siemens?

[mikey69up]

my question is why the vactrain looks so aerodynamic? if it's in a vacuume, where there is no air, thus no drag, why the need for such a bullet appearance. a brick would work just as well as a bullet in a vacuume.

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A short video of China's latest highspeed rail technology.

China will have the longest HSR network in the world by 2012 and will be larger than all of the current HSR networks combined.

By 2020, China's Vactrain-technology will be put to daily use and people will be

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China will have the longest HSR network in the world by 2012 and will be larger than all of the current H

[AF401]

I'd say, Nothing beats the Japanese Shinkansen, at all.

China got faster trains??? well, I don't care, I'd still enjoy the comfort , safety and punctuality of the Japanese Shinkansen.

[Michael25589]

I have just heard that China is going to build a train with 4000-25000 km/h. If China will build a train with 4000 km/h within the ten years, this will far surpass other Train industry countries.

[TheBrolit]

@triphappy FYI the vehicles were already excavated.

[TheBrolit]

@JapanIncorporated Indeed, the previous railway minister was more concerned with showing off than safety. The current one has realized that safety must come first.