China continues its speed train experiments. The People’s Republic has recently unveiled its super rapid test train that can cover 300 miles in an hour. The new super speed train is 100 mph faster than its forerunner, which can travel the 824-mile distance between Beijing and Shanghai in just five hours, i.e. 200 mph speed. Construction work of new high speed trains in China has been a near halt since a tragic clash of two high speed trains in July, 2011, killing 40 people.
Super speed train
The new high speed test train is manufactured from plastic materials and is toughened with carbon fiber. According to Shen Zhiyun, a train expert, the new train is built in style of an ancient Chinese sword to indicate its ultra speed on track. The latest test train is ready with a tractive power of 22,800 kilowatts. Meanwhile, the current Beijing-Shanghai CRH380 high speed train has only 9,600 kilowatts of tractive power.
In wake of the July collision, Chinese authorities have decided to take huge security measures in operating its bullet and high speed trains. There is less chance that these trains will run at their maximum speed limits, says CSR chairman Zhao Xiaogan. There will be some control in the speed and some advanced security measures will be implemented in trains, the authority says. Mr. Xiaogan adds the country is to ensure safety of train operation and passengers rather than the speed showoff in future.
China, with its 8,000 miles of track, is known as home to the largest bullet train network in the world. By next four years, another 8,000 miles of line is projected to build. Meanwhile, people of the country have expressed dissatisfaction in the high ticket charges of bullet trains.
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