My comment: Good to see how this technology is growing and spreading across China. Not just its use, but also more areas are entering into this era. Now, in the Northeast too, Jilin province joins Hebei and Beijing, what makes easier to spread knowledge among more and more engineers.
Peace and best wishes. Xi http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/06/content_11323940.htm CHANGCHUN, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Construction of China's biggest manufacturing base for high-speed trains is to be completed in the northeastern Jilin Province in June next year, local sources confirmed Wednesday. It will also become China's biggest research and development center, according to Han Fengwu, deputy general manager of the Changchun Railway Vehicle Co., Ltd (CRC). The base, which cost 2.5 billion yuan (about 0.36 billion U.S. dollars), is capable of producing 500 cars for ordinary passenger trains, 800 cars for high-speed trains which run at a speed above 350 kilometers per hour and 800 cars for inter-city express trains above 120 kilometers per hour. Construction on the base began last May. CRC, a share-holding enterprise registered in March 2002, produced China's first underground train, magnetic levitation train and high- speed train. The Ministry of Railways launched a major overhaul of the rail system on April 1, the seventh since 1997, featuring faster trips and more seats. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
