China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

The new power concentration EMU （different from the power-distributed EMUs like CRH series) is set to replace all conventional trains (no more than 200km/h).
The difference between slow trains and bullet trains will be minimum.

 

[AndrewJin]

Five-generation Steel Man Iron Horse locomotive
Xi'an Railway Bureau

@cirr @powastick @TaiShang @anant_s

 

[shadows888]

The new power concentration EMU （different from the power-distributed EMUs like CRH series) is set to replace all conventional trains (no more than 200km/h).
The difference between slow trains and bullet trains will be minimum.

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Where will this first replace? also, nice kitchen.

 

[AndrewJin]

Where will this first replace? also, nice kitchen.

During Labor Day holiday, 60% passengers traveled by HSRs (17.5% increase), only 40% on slow trains (6.7% decrease).
I think all slow trains should be upgraded.
Now 99.9% slow trains are A/C trains, but hard seats on slow trains are uncomfortable.

The interior of slow trains should CRHised.

 

[anant_s]

I really adore these vintage pics of steam era.
Hey Andrew, do post some information on conventional electric locomotives currently in production. I believe Chinese industry has moved exclusively to IGBT traction based 3 phase electric locomotives now.

 

[AndrewJin]

Railways of Pearl River Delta
This is a very interesting map, consisting of all the railways in Pearl River Delta.
Including Guangzhou Metro, Dongguan Metro, Shenzhen Metro, HK Metro and all the intercity HSRs, main HSRs and traditional railways.

I really adore these vintage pics of steam era.
Hey Andrew, do post some information on conventional electric locomotives currently in production. I believe Chinese industry has moved exclusively to IGBT traction based 3 phase electric locomotives now.

I believe so, all the new purchase orders of locomotives are HX series.

CRH6A first day operation on Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity

@cirr CRH6A has large space for standing. Maybe it's time to design a bullet train for Intercity with NO seats but all standing space. Many people take intercity HSRs to commute daily.

 

[AndrewJin]

The new power concentration EMU （different from the power-distributed EMUs like CRH series) is set to replace all conventional trains (no more than 200km/h).
The difference between slow trains and bullet trains will be minimum.

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The above one is maufacturered by CRRC Puzhen in Nanjing City.
The following 200km/h power-concentration EMU for slow railways is made by CRRC Zhuzhou in Zhuzhou City.
It will be a huge competition between numerous CRRC subsidiaries.

@anant_s
Is "power concentration EMU" the right translation?
I am referring to the EMU whose power cars are the first and the last cars, unlike the most EMUs which might have 4 or more power cars. For example, TGVs in France are actually such trains, unlike other bullet trains in Germany, China and Japan.

 

[anant_s]

Is "power concentration EMU" the right translation?

Not sure, but another term i've read and heard is end power car where you have one power car or traction unit at each end of train rake.

Example Talgo 250

TGV PowerCar

Conventional EMUs have Distributed Power and i believe the new design End power Car design is a departure from existing design of powering several axles throughout the train. But as you said, these are for slightly slower services and gives flexibility of changing powercars which is not available in conventional Distributed power EMU trainsets.

 

[AndrewJin]

The first procurement notice of CR400!
CRRC Qingdao Sifang VS CRRC Changchun
GAME ON!

CR400 spotted along Beijing-Guangzhou HSR again!
@cirr @TaiShang @JSCh @shad @Han Patriot @Dungeness et al

@Shaoguan Railway Station, Southern China

@One park in Wuhan, Central China

@Beijing West, Northern China

@In the middle of nowhere

Not sure, but another term i've read and heard is end power car where you have one power car or traction unit at each end of train rake.
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Example Talgo 250

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TGV PowerCar
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Conventional EMUs have Distributed Power and i believe the new design End power Car design is a departure from existing design of powering several axles throughout the train. But as you said, these are for slightly slower services and gives flexibility of changing powercars which is not available in conventional Distributed power EMU trainsets.

I believe such design won't be used on China's HSRs, but to replace locomotives.
The maximum speed won't be over 200km/h, but more efficient than traditional locomotives.
The drawback of EMUs is it's not flexible to add more cars.

 

[Dungeness]

The first procurement notice of CR400!
CRRC Qingdao Sifang VS CRRC Changchun
GAME ON!

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CR400 spotted along Beijing-Guangzhou HSR again!
@cirr @TaiShang @JSCh @shad @Han Patriot @Dungeness et al

@Shaoguan Railway Station, Southern China
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@One park in Wuhan, Central China
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@Beijing West, Northern China
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I believe such design won't be used on China's HSRs, but to replace locomotives.
The maximum speed won't be over 200km/h, but more efficient than traditional locomotives.
The drawback of EMUs is it's not flexible to add more cars.

Any news about Chinese version of Hype Loop? I read somewhere that China has been working on the concept long before Elon Musk.

 

[AndrewJin]

Any news about Chinese version of Hype Loop? I read somewhere that China has been working on the concept long before Elon Musk.

I never take that concept seriously, more like a ponzi game to earn easy money from ill-informed investors.

 

[AndrewJin]

April 1 of 1911 was the birthday of Yunnan's first railway
106 years later starts the high-speed era of Yunnan Province
3 high-speed railways in operation by April of 2017

 

[AndrewJin]

New-generation of China Railway

 

[onebyone]

Construction Hohhot to Zhangjiakou HSR 呼张高速铁路

Hohhot to Zhangjiakou high speed railway located in Hebei province and Inner Mongolia.When it completed, will become the first HSR in Inner Mongolia.
呼张高速铁路位于内蒙古自治区和河北省，是内蒙第一条高速铁路。昔日天苍苍野茫茫、风吹草低见牛羊的内蒙河套草原，已经成为阴山下的沃野：
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%...

 

[AndrewJin]

The above one is maufacturered by CRRC Puzhen in Nanjing City.
The following 200km/h power-concentration EMU for slow railways is made by CRRC Zhuzhou in Zhuzhou City.
It will be a huge competition between numerous CRRC subsidiaries.

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@anant_s
Is "power concentration EMU" the right translation?
I am referring to the EMU whose power cars are the first and the last cars, unlike the most EMUs which might have 4 or more power cars. For example, TGVs in France are actually such trains, unlike other bullet trains in Germany, China and Japan.

More photos on this new train.
It is said that the red one has a design speed of 200km/h, the blue one with 160km/h.
Both will be competing in the coming war of replacing traditional trains on China's slow railways.