China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

Wow, Nice to see that.
Thanks very much for the Photos, Brother. @AndrewJin
Really Magnificent, I must say.

Hope Someday, I can stand in Wuhan Railway Station, like in your Photos.
I have plan for my trip in couple years, to take ride from Guangzhou to Wuhan Via High Speed Train (Wuguang Railway). That Would be Amazing.
After I can get my Vacation days, from my office of course

I'd like to recommend some routes
1) Guangzhou-Guilin (Karst landform) on Guiguang HSR

2) Hefei-Fuzhou HSR, dubbed as the most beautiful HSR in China,
connecting several UNESCO world heritage sites including Mount Huangshan, Mount Wuyi, Hongcun ancient village.

3) Hainan Island's ring HSR(western ring inaugurated late this year)

4) Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR on Tibetan plateau and Gobi desert

Also recommend Yichang-Enshi section of
Yangtze River HSR(Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu HSR) in my province.
@Daniel808 Check my photo travelogue to Enshi and Chongqing
From page24 to page 29
https://defence.pk/threads/chinese-hsr-news-and-information：original-translations.363685/page-24

 

[Daniel808]

I'd like to recommend some routes
1) Guangzhou-Guilin (Karst landform) on Guiguang HSR

2) Hefei-Fuzhou HSR, dubbed as the most beautiful HSR in China,
connecting several UNESCO world heritage sites including Mount Huangshan, Mount Wuyi, Hongcun ancient village.

3) Hainan Island's ring HSR(western ring inaugurated late this year)

4) Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR on Tibetan plateau and Gobi desert

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Also recommend Yichang-Enshi section of
Yangtze River HSR(Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu HSR) in my province.
@Daniel808 Check my photo travelogue to Enshi and Chongqing
From page24 to page 29
https://defence.pk/threads/chinese-hsr-news-and-information：original-translations.363685/page-24
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For Your First Picture, where is that? Is that from Lan-xing HSR?
That's really beautiful. I am always loving Mountain Scenery.
I am hear that Xinjiang have the most beautiful Mountain scenery in China. But, I think Xinjiang is too far away.

 

[AndrewJin]

For Your First Picture, where is that? Is that from Lan-xing HSR?
That's really beautiful. I am always loving Mountain Scenery.
I am hear that Xinjiang have the most beautiful Mountain scenery in China. But, I think Xinjiang is too far away.

Yes, Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR.
But I think the most charming mountains are in Sichuan, Tibet or Yunnan.
Check Page 73-77, my recent visit to Yading in Sichuan Province.

my previous travel photos
@Daniel808
Jade Dragon Snowy Mountains
My Adventures Across China | Page 7
Mount Kawa Kapo
My Adventures Across China | Page 12

 

[AndrewJin]

first thing i noticed was cab design with an amazing view. don't get to see such designs these days.
& no uniforms. i guess there are strict rules for uniform these days.

Let me reply u here, I don't want to derail that thread.
Yes, that was 4 decades ago.
SS1 locomotive was first used in 1958 until last year.
But there are a lot of upgraded types with similar "amazing view".
Like SS8, manufactured from 1994 to 2001.
Operating speed can reach 170km/h, testing speed was 240km/h.

 

[AndrewJin]

@anant_s More on SS8, this sort of loco is widely seen in Southern China.

 

[AndrewJin]

 

[anant_s]

@AndrewJin
any good picture book u would recommend on chinese locomotives (preferably in english).
i'm truly amazed at rich history of country's rail history.

 

[TaiShang]

China makes bullet train that runs in extreme cold weather
November 11, 2015

The CRH2G bullet train can adapt to extreme cold and high altitudes.[Beijing Times]

Chinese trainmaker CRRC announced a new bullet train model that can run in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees celsius on Tuesday.

The CRH2G bullet train can adapt to extreme cold and high altitudes, said Cheng Jianfeng, a senior engineer at Qingdao Sifang of CRRC.

"The development of CRH2G provides more adaptable trains for China's bullet train networks in deserts and plateaus. The train is expected to be used on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway by the end of 2015," Cheng said.

The CRH2G train can run up to 250 kilometers per hour.

The train is also designed to resist sand and run in places with altitudes as high as 3,600 meters.

The research and development took about three years, according to the Qingdao Sifang of CRRC.

 

[cirr]

China makes bullet train that runs in extreme cold weather
November 11, 2015

The CRH2G bullet train can adapt to extreme cold and high altitudes.[Beijing Times]

Chinese trainmaker CRRC announced a new bullet train model that can run in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees celsius on Tuesday.

The CRH2G bullet train can adapt to extreme cold and high altitudes, said Cheng Jianfeng, a senior engineer at Qingdao Sifang of CRRC.

"The development of CRH2G provides more adaptable trains for China's bullet train networks in deserts and plateaus. The train is expected to be used on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway by the end of 2015," Cheng said.

The CRH2G train can run up to 250 kilometers per hour.

The train is also designed to resist sand and run in places with altitudes as high as 3,600 meters.

The research and development took about three years, according to the Qingdao Sifang of CRRC.

CRH2G

中国高铁再添利器 CRH2G型高寒动车组获“通行证”

 

[Dungeness]

@AndrewJin

Any news about raising HSR operating speed to their original design speed?

 

[AndrewJin]

@AndrewJin
any good picture book u would recommend on chinese locomotives (preferably in english).
i'm truly amazed at rich history of country's rail history.

I'd like to have one too, I mean English.
Unfortunately, most such kind of books on Chinese railway is either Chinese or Japanese.
There are a lot of railway tourists from Japan in China, like many steam loco festivals especially designed for fans and tourists.

A documentary of 1990s, some steam locos have been saved for tourism

CRH2G

中国高铁再添利器 CRH2G型高寒动车组获“通行证”

Beautiful, high time to replace Alstom's outdated CRH5 in cold Northern China.
Coldness-proof, sand-proof, wind-proof, ultraviolet-proof
-40 degree to +40 degree
And constant 20 degree inside.
It will be used on Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR on Tibetan plateau and Gobi Desert late this year!

@AndrewJin

Any news about raising HSR operating speed to their original design speed?

Already confirmed, there will be a major timetable update in January of 2016.
A lot of high-speed railways are undergoing speed tests at night.
But I think initially only Shanghai-Beijing HSR and some other trunk routes will be speeded up.

 

[AndrewJin]

There are less than 2 months in 2015.
We will witness the inauguration of West Ring HSR of Hainan Island, Chongqing-Chengdu HSR, Wenzhou-Jinhua railway, etc.

New lines(both normal lines and HSRs) scheduled to be open from now till the first quarter of 2016

@ahojunk @Dungeness @cirr @Daniel808 @Abotani @Rasengan et al

 

[AndrewJin]

New hybrid multiple units (diesel+electric)
Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. (China North Railway)
Compatible to electrified railways and non-electrfied railways
3 cars for each unit, 160km/h
target overseas market

 

[Huan]

Urumqi HSR Station, Xinjiang

I wish they would build more iconic Chinese architecture in Xinjiang province. Make it look more Han Chinese than ever before, just like the Eastern part of China.

 

[AndrewJin]

I wish they would build more iconic Chinese architecture in Xinjiang province. Make it look more Han Chinese than ever before, just like the Eastern part of China.

Urumqi's HSR station which is in the final phase of construction.