China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[yusheng]

The vulnerablity of HSR is it needs electricity, without electricity it can not move an inch, so China is still developing its diesel locomotive at the same time.
however, Chinese HSR is the cleanest transporting system even when China finish its nuclear electricity projects.

我国基础核物理研究获重大突破国内核电产业链有望受益
中国第四代核电加速度 废料不再被抛弃解决污染难题

 

[AndrewJin]

The vulnerablity of HSR is it needs electricity, without electricity it can not move an inch, so China is still developing its diesel locomotive at the same time.
however, Chinese HSR is the cleanest transporting system even when China finish its nuclear electricity projects.

我国基础核物理研究获重大突破国内核电产业链有望受益
中国第四代核电加速度 废料不再被抛弃解决污染难题

Diesel locomotives are still important since not every line in China is electric. In some extreme weather like the 2008 immense snow in southern China, electric trains had to be replaced by diesel one. Even all lines will be electrically upgraded, a certain amount of diesel trains are to be maintained.

 

[cnleio]

This is i said FUTURE, thank you very much !

@AndrewJin
Any news about this 500km/h China super-high speed train: CIT500 ? 2012 Chinese news reported this baby test running 500km/h, after 2+ years when China government plan for commercial running, or still keep current 200+ km/h and 300km/h for CRH ???

If all tests passed, it's good for railway of big China to run this 500km/h CIT500 train.

 

[Pangu]

This is i said FUTURE, thank you very much !

@AndrewJin

Any news about this 500km/h China super-high speed train ? 2012 Chinese news reported this baby test running 500km/h, 2+ years pasted when China government plan for commercial running, or still keep 200+ km/h and 300km/h for CRH ???

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This train looks so aggressive! & 500km/h+? This one is prime for the Silk Road rail routes, if we travel by the Trans-Siberia rail route with a distance of around 9000km, then from Beijing to Moscow will take approximately 18hrs at 500km/hr, how awesome is that?!

 

[cnleio]

This train looks so aggressive! & 500km/h+? This one is prime for the Silk Road rail routes, if we travel by the Trans-Siberia rail route with a distance of around 9000km, then from Beijing to Moscow will take approximately 18hrs at 500km/hr, how awesome is that?!

Yes 500km/h speed trip is absolutely amazing ！But im afraid the normal rail can't adapt to such super-high speed ... whole railway need rebuild. It might lead to high-cost building ... 2012 year China CIT500 out and test running 500+ km/h, but right now CRH still running max 300km/h.

In 2012, 500km/h CIT500 more like CRH new tech-testing & technological reserve. My personal feeling is we need CIT500 commercial running in China !

 

[cirr]

Seasonal Discounts of CRH Sleepers!!!
Let’s go to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou!!！
关于高铁动卧列车试行季节性票价的公告
铁路客户服务中心--关于高铁动卧列车试行季节性票价的公告
根据广大旅客需求，自2015年4月10日起开行的上海虹桥～深圳北、广州南，北京西～广州南、深圳北高铁动卧夕发朝至列车试行季节性票价优惠，即：
　　上海虹桥～深圳北（广州南）：动卧上铺560元、下铺630元；
　　北京西 ～广州南（深圳北）：动卧 上铺700元、下铺800元。

To meet passengers’ requirement, a part of HSR sleepers which leave at night and arrive in the morning will provide discounts from 10 April 2015.

1，Shanghai Hongqiao - Shenzhen North (Guangzhou South)
530yuan/upper berth; 630yuan/lower berth.
Twice daily, D931 & D935, about 11 hours/1725km
2，Beijing West - Guangzhou South (Shenzhen North)
700yuan/upper berth; 800yuan/lower berth.
Twice daily, D923 & D903, about 11 hours/2200km

p.s. These super cosy sleepers with a dinner are even cheaper than second class of daytime HSR trains. Let’s go to Beijing and Guangzhou for Beijing Duck and Cantonese Dim Sum!!!
@Yizhi @Nihonjin1051 @Shotgunner51 @Chinese Bamboo @hulk_lou @TaiShang @yusheng @cirr @cnleio @sweetgrape and all other Beijing Roast Duck Lovers and Dim Sum Maniacs!!!
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Beijing Roast Duck!!
This set meal for 3-4 persons costs only 388yuan（$60) at Tiananmen Square Branch of Quanjude Roast Duck
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I am a frequent taker of the over-night sleeper D trains（D312，D322 or D314）between Shanghai and Beijing.

CRH380A train now shuttling on the Lanzhou-Urumqi line

xinhuanet

 

[AndrewJin]

@cnleio @Pangu
As far as I know, this CIT500(now called CRH380AM) was seen by some railway fans when it was under test on Shanghai-Nanchang HSR last year. Its maximum operating speed is 500kph and over 600kph in lab. But it will never operate over 400kph if it is put in use in the future since 1, the track's speed limit; 2, financially unnecessary. TGV's max. test speed was over 570kph, but only 300－320kph in practice. In my viewpoint, we need these higher speed models for the long run, but just like Ferrari can drive on countryside lane, so can CIT500 on 250kph-HSR lines.

White bandages were actually sensors for various tests, in 2014

I am a frequent taker of the over-night sleeper D trains（D312，D322 or D314）between Shanghai and Beijing.

CRH380A train now shuttling on the Lanzhou-Urumqi line

xinhuanet

I have never tried sleeper, how was it? For some intervals like Beijing-Guangzhou, I think it's more advisable to take a CRH sleeper.

 

[Pangu]

@cnleio @Pangu
As far as I know, this CIT500(now called CRH380AM) was seen by some railway fans when it was under test on Shanghai-Nanchang HSR last year. Its maximum operating speed is 500kph and over 600kph in lab. But it will never operate over 400kph if it is put in use in the future since 1, the track's speed limit; 2, financially unnecessary. TGV's max. test speed was over 570kph, but only 300－320kph in practice. In my viewpoint, we need these higher speed models for the long run, but just like Ferrari can drive on countryside lane, so can CIT500 on 250kph-HSR lines.
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I have never tried sleeper, how was it? For some intervals like Beijing-Guangzhou, I think it's more advisable to take a CRH sleeper.

Thks bro, good to know. The knife-like profile of the CIT500 looks like it can cut through air efficiently, I guess the higher the speed, the tighter manufacturing tolerance & higher maintanence cost is just not what we need right now. Just for comparision, typical commercial airliner cruise speed is around 900kph, so the CIT500 at max speed of 500kph is running about 57%, not too bad.

 

[TaiShang]

This is i said FUTURE, thank you very much !
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@AndrewJin
Any news about this 500km/h China super-high speed train: CIT500 ? 2012 Chinese news reported this baby test running 500km/h, after 2+ years when China government plan for commercial running, or still keep current 200+ km/h and 300km/h for CRH ???

If all tests passed, it's good for railway of big China to run this 500km/h CIT500 train.
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Wow. Looks like a real monster!

All the best to China's HSR.

 

[cnleio]

@cnleio @Pangu
As far as I know, this CIT500(now called CRH380AM) was seen by some railway fans when it was under test on Shanghai-Nanchang HSR last year. Its maximum operating speed is 500kph and over 600kph in lab. But it will never operate over 400kph if it is put in use in the future since 1, the track's speed limit; 2, financially unnecessary. TGV's max. test speed was over 570kph, but only 300－320kph in practice. In my viewpoint, we need these higher speed models for the long run, but just like Ferrari can drive on countryside lane, so can CIT500 on 250kph-HSR lines.
White bandages were actually sensors for various tests, in 2014
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I have never tried sleeper, how was it? For some intervals like Beijing-Guangzhou, I think it's more advisable to take a CRH sleeper.

So waste ... force CIT500 to run 300+ km/h speed

 

[TaiShang]

So waste ... force CIT500 to run 300+ km/h speed

Monster has to be reined

 

[AndrewJin]

Wuhan: A visit to Central China's biggest "CRH Hospital" at midnight
武汉：夜探华中最大“动车医院”
12 March 2015 Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
武汉：夜探华中最大“动车医院”_图片频道__中国青年网
3月16日，历时40天的2015年春运将落下大幕，今年春运期间，武汉铁路局每天接发旅客列车540对，60%的旅客出行选择乘坐动车或高铁。以京广高铁武广段为例，日均发送旅客11万人次，每组动车日均运行2000—3000公里，如此高的运转强度，动车组吃得消吗?动车组又是如何“休息”、“体检”、“疗伤”的?2015年3月10日凌晨，记者来到华中最大的“动车医院”——武汉动车段武汉动车组运用所一探究竟。

(Partially translated)
On 16 March, the 40-day 2015 Spring Festival Migration will officially end. During this year's migration, Wuhan Railway Bureau has 540 pairs of trains daily for train reception or departure. For instance, 110,000 passengers takes Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR Line per day. Every unit of EMU operates 2000-3000km daily. Can EMU cars stand this kind of high intensity? How CRH trains "relax", "receive physical examination" and "cure wounds"? At midnight of 10 March, correspondents came to Central China's biggest "CRH Trains Hospital", Wuhan CRH Group of Wuhan CRH Section.

　凌晨1时许，记者经过层层安检走进一座灯火通明的检修库，检修库极其开阔，长度约摸有千米。一列列动车几乎停满所有检修线，多名身着制服的地勤机械师在列车旁忙碌作业。“动车组运行时间大多在白天，所以检修只能在夜间进行。春运期间检修任务也相应增大，10条检修线20组动车满负荷同时检修，300名机械师连轴转，一直到第二天早晨8点。”检修班工长汪龙文介绍道。
It was 1am at midnight, the workshop was brightly lit and looked really spacious, approximately 1km in length. CRH trains nearly occupied every single maintenance track by which a couple of mechanicians were busy working. Mr. Wang Longwen, head of the maintenance team introduced, "Detection and repairs are only allowed at night since most CRH trains service in the day. Our task during Spring Festival is even tougher, all 20 units of trains on 10 tracks are checked and repaired simultaneously. 300 mechanicians are working around the clock until 8am the next day."

　“G525次进D91道，准备接车。”凌晨1时25分，对讲机传来调度员的指令，地勤机械师立马在轨道两侧拉起警戒线。随着一列亮着炫白大灯的CRH380AL车型缓缓开进检修库，周举创和刘丹举起手电筒、半蹲在地，目不转睛地盯着列车的下部，查看有无损伤。汪龙文告诉记者，动车检修共分5个级别，这趟列车进行的是一级修，即每组动车每运行48小时或4000公里就要做一次的常规检修，比如京广高铁每跑一趟来回就需要进来检修一次。
"Train G525 is approaching and entering Track D91, get prepared for the reception!"
Maintenance of CRH trains has 5 levels. This train is now undergoing the first and the most routine examination, i.e. every 48 hours or every 4000km one routine test.

列车停稳后，周举创和刘丹麻利地钻进地沟，弓身仰头，像啄木鸟一样仔细检查车底的每一个零件，并用粉笔标注日期，周举创告诉记者，检查螺丝是个细致活，动车螺丝不能用锤子敲，只能用手来摸，时间一长手上都磨起了泡长起了茧。而螺丝拧多紧更是有讲究，由于高铁运行速度快，螺丝拧太紧承受力大，容易崩断。一组动车，地勤机械师需要检查的大大小小零件加起来足有一万多个，一次作业下来，他们至少弯腰500回，徒手点检6000次。
One unit of trains has more than 10,000 components to be checked. For one examination, they have to bend down at least 500 times and 6000 times of checks by hand.

驾驶室，是动车组的核心大脑和神经中枢，地勤机械师李世朝一边娴熟地操作着驾驶台上的动车网络控制系统，一边用对讲机报告“16辆编组信息传送正常、紧急制动复位正常……”李世朝一一记录下显示屏上跳出的各种数据。“动车运行一天的行程、制动、牵引、空调等信息在这里一目了然，只需要把这些数据和列车出厂原始数据做个对比，就能判断出列车的“中枢神经”是否健康。”
In the cab, Mr. Li Shichao was checking all datas shown on the screen, which including all information about its distance, braking, traction, A/C, etc, as to make an conclusion about whether the "central nerve system" is healthy or not.

过去人们常说“火车跑得快，全靠车头带”，而动车组却恰恰相反，两端的车头是没有动力的，动车组的动力来自于中间车厢顶部的受电弓与25千伏高压电网接触获得。因此，列车电力系统的检修显得格外慎重。机械师孙力小心翼翼地挂起接地杆，通过多次验电，确认已切断。他爬上列车顶，查看受电弓和绝缘瓷瓶，用一把钢尺反复测量碳滑条。孙力说，要确保碳滑条的磨损厚度不能超过5毫米，春运期间磨损增大，要更换的更频繁。为了保证绝缘瓷瓶的表面光滑，以至于在行进中尽量不吸附杂质尘埃，孙力先用专业清洁剂对受电弓和绝缘瓷瓶去污，再用棉布清水擦洗，最后用海绵吸水抛光。一组动车检修完毕，孙力已累得直不起腰。
After finishing maintenance of one unit, Sun Li could barely lift himself up.

24岁的孙力告诉记者，干这活最重要的就是细心和责任心，保证动车组’零故障’出库!他的老家在孝感，即便如此之近，春节期间他仍然没能回家，工作3年多来，年年如此。像孙力这样的90后“动车医生”在武汉动车段占到了90%，他们早已把检修库当成了家，过着黑白颠倒的日子。
24-year-old Sun Li told jounralists, the most predominant thing was circumspection and
a sense of responsibility. To ensure ZERO-fault when the train is driving out of the workshop! He hasn't gone back home during spring festival for three years in a row even his hometown Xiaogan is quite near from Wuhan. Years after years! These CRH Doctors like Sun Li who is born in the 1990s account for 90% mechanicians of Wuhan CRH Section. They have long acknowledged this maintenance workshop as home and lived a sort of life with days and nights totally upside down.

凌晨3时40分，刚刚做完一级修的G525次悄悄驶离，夜已经很深了，还有动车陆续驶入灯火通明的检修库，“动车医生”们依旧在忙碌，他们用青春和汗水默默地守护着春运的平安。
At 3.40am, train G525 left silently after the first-level maintenance. It was deep night, and more and more CRH trains continuously entered. CRH doctors were still busy with their duties and protected Spring Migration's safety with their youth and perspiration.

Monster has to be reined

I think a max. speed of 350-380kph is far adequate. Over 400 kph is for innovations and experiments, not pragmatic for commercial application.

 

[AndrewJin]

Thks bro, good to know. The knife-like profile of the CIT500 looks like it can cut through air efficiently, I guess the higher the speed, the tighter manufacturing tolerance & higher maintanence cost is just not what we need right now. Just for comparision, typical commercial airliner cruise speed is around 900kph, so the CIT500 at max speed of 500kph is running about 57%, not too bad.

Running at 500kph is much more expensive than plane at 900kph, since it requires an HSR line of higher standard. I think 350-380kph is fast enough but currently CRH is at 200 or 300kph. The priority now is to increase the speed back to 250/350kph.

I am a frequent taker of the over-night sleeper D trains（D312，D322 or D314）between Shanghai and Beijing.

CRH380A train now shuttling on the Lanzhou-Urumqi line

xinhuanet

I read this news a couple of days ago, but not even feel the slightest happiness owing to the fact that Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR is not a real HSR at all. Wrong policies after the train accident lowered this line's construction standard from 350km/h to 250km/h(max.200km/h in use) but failed to lower its investment without even a cent. Originally, former minister of railway department (now in jail, but one of the most competent high-rank officers I think) planned it would only take 10-15 hours from Beijng to Urumqi. The reality is that it takes nearly 12 hours just for Urumqi-Lanzhou!!! I am extremely frustrated, thanks to media's propaganda and general hatred towards HSR from the society in 2011. I'd rather think, the foundation of Chinese railway corporation instead of former ministry of railways, was a success of western capitalists and their agents in Chinese government and a failure of national capitals. A battle of Chinese HSR vs Boeing&Airbus&CACC complex has unveiled.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Seasonal Discounts of CRH Sleepers!!!
Let’s go to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou!!！
关于高铁动卧列车试行季节性票价的公告
铁路客户服务中心--关于高铁动卧列车试行季节性票价的公告
根据广大旅客需求，自2015年4月10日起开行的上海虹桥～深圳北、广州南，北京西～广州南、深圳北高铁动卧夕发朝至列车试行季节性票价优惠，即：
　　上海虹桥～深圳北（广州南）：动卧上铺560元、下铺630元；
　　北京西 ～广州南（深圳北）：动卧 上铺700元、下铺800元。

To meet passengers’ requirement, a part of HSR sleepers which leave at night and arrive in the morning will provide discounts from 10 April 2015.

1，Shanghai Hongqiao - Shenzhen North (Guangzhou South)
530yuan/upper berth; 630yuan/lower berth.
Twice daily, D931 & D935, about 11 hours/1725km
2，Beijing West - Guangzhou South (Shenzhen North)
700yuan/upper berth; 800yuan/lower berth.
Twice daily, D923 & D903, about 11 hours/2200km

p.s. These super cosy sleepers with a dinner are even cheaper than second class of daytime HSR trains. Let’s go to Beijing and Guangzhou for Beijing Duck and Cantonese Dim Sum!!!
@Yizhi @Nihonjin1051 @Shotgunner51 @Chinese Bamboo @hulk_lou @TaiShang @yusheng @cirr @cnleio @sweetgrape and all other Beijing Roast Duck Lovers and Dim Sum Maniacs!!!
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Beijing Roast Duck!!
This set meal for 3-4 persons costs only 388yuan（$60) at Tiananmen Square Branch of Quanjude Roast Duck
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Love it bro!

 

[AndrewJin]

Love it bro!

I am wondering what is the free meal is about.