[Gululu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhn7EQMCpg

[MG1]

Wow, awesome........... I want to move to china. All that hi tech and planning. I'm impressed.

Gululu, you must be very proud of your country and countrymen's accomplishments. This is such a positive. Please, keep giving us more positives.

[rb]

First thing on my mind on when I read high speed railway and china...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcJsgqfxU8

[StylinRed]

they depended on German and American engineers etc and still cocked it up... I would say you should give it some time before riding on it, but i'd be afraid that bit of 'wait and see' time will end up giving the system time to wear out and crash when you finally think it's safe ;)

[fliptuner]

derailment in 3...2....

[xXSupa]

derailment in 3...2....

There has already been several derailments in the past lol.

The trains used to travel at speeds of ~450km/h. After several accidents and adjustments, the trains now travel at a max speed of ~310km/h. Haven't had any accidents since (that I know of).

I've rode in those high speed trains a couple of times. The inside is very nice and spacious.

[willystyle]

To be fair.

New York Times:

statistics suggest that China’s high-speed trains have actually proved to be one of the world’s safest transportation systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/business/global/despite-a-deadly-crash-rail-system-has-good-safety-record.html

[Tim Budong]

Us chinese have a good track record when it comes to railways...
hate china..but from family members that have been on the train, it is nice and spacious inside

[tool001]

the day china stops reverse engineering,... stealing trade secrets, research, intellectual property, and repackaging and selling products, undercutting companies/people who actually did the research.

that day will be china's doom

http://fortune.com/2013/04/15/did-china-steal-japans-high-speed-train/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704814204575507353221141616

[skiiipi]

I recently tried the highspeed train in China.
The hard product is nice, the seats recline fully flat
The rear seat entertainment system wasn't working and a lot of the time there was no cell reception.
There was no service to speak of either, nobody came to check up to see if I needed water etc.

In comparison the Japanese Shinkansen was a much better experience even though the interior (green class) wasn't as nice. I never got a chance to ride the new gran class though

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u105/typesboi/Mobile%20Uploads/20150922_110910_zpsol3rraxd.jpg (http://s166.photobucket.com/user/typesboi/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150922_110910_zpsol3rraxd.jpg.html)
China high speed rail seats

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u105/typesboi/Mobile%20Uploads/20150922_110912_zpsot8jleyp.jpg (http://s166.photobucket.com/user/typesboi/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150922_110912_zpsot8jleyp.jpg.html)
Lots of leg room

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u105/typesboi/Mobile%20Uploads/20150922_111152_zpsh7awkx6v.jpg (http://s166.photobucket.com/user/typesboi/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150922_111152_zpsh7awkx6v.jpg.html)
Air conditioned cabin

[TOPEC]

pretty impressive, and yes there had been lots of accidents already relating to the high speed rail. GG to all domestic flights and the airline industry

[ilovebacon]

might be nice to get to visit every different part of china, but the air pollution is still crappy

[asian_XL]

Have they released the HK bookstore owner yet?

[MG1]

Lots of room for kids to pee.......... wait........... wrong thread.

[StylinRed]

To be fair.

New York Times:


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/business/global/despite-a-deadly-crash-rail-system-has-good-safety-record.html

to be fair, it's based on Chinese govt data... :)

didn't that Chinese millionaire buy a stake in the NY times too? or was that just more of his crazy marketing

:D

[Timpo]

they depended on German and American engineers etc and still cocked it up... I would say you should give it some time before riding on it, but i'd be afraid that bit of 'wait and see' time will end up giving the system time to wear out and crash when you finally think it's safe ;)

American?

I might be wrong, but Chinese buy German, Japanese and Canadian bullet trains.

I know China bought Bombardier Zefiro from Canada, Kawasaki Shinkansen from Japan, and Transrapid Maglev from Germany.

[FerrariEnzo]

how many of those trains have shit stains? :badpokerface:

[StylinRed]

American?

I might be wrong, but Chinese buy German, Japanese and Canadian bullet trains.

I know China bought Bombardier Zefiro from Canada, Kawasaki Shinkansen from Japan, and Transrapid Maglev from Germany.

they had experts from all over, assisting in the designs is what I meant, wasn't speaking about the purchase of equipment

[CP.AR]

HK/Kowloon HSR Station.
GG

[Tim Budong]

HK/Kowloon HSR Station.
GG

YUP!

[twitchyzero]

as much as I nitpick on China's HSR safety track record...big props to them for creating sucha vast network within sucha short amount of time.
north america still stone age as fuck in that regard...may be hyperloop will still happen soon.

[willystyle]

north america still stone age as fuck in that regard..
Well, what do you expect? We don't have the population density to support a similar high-speed rail network.

[MG1]

Nor the slave labour - a work force that is well, forced.


On the other hand............... five supervisors watching one guy work........

[willystyle]

On the other hand, California is in talks of building a High-speed rail network. Hopefully they can make it work and extend it along the coastline up to Vancouver. This idea has been proposed for years.

And guess what? They are outsourcing from China for their "expertise" and "innovation".

[Gululu]

this is how China's high speed rail is built.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7hdo9tL6u0

[willystyle]

to be fair, it's based on Chinese govt data... :)

......so you think other government data is more credible? :D

[twitchyzero]

Well, what do you expect? We don't have the population density to support a similar high-speed rail network.

i'm not saying make one from vancouver to toronto

i'm sure the population density between boston to philly and sf to la is comparable to that of europe with HSR

[asian_XL]

isn't high-speed rail is the last decade stuff? we need hyperloop

[twitchyzero]

prototype supposed to be coming this year...they already built some tubes...pod design still on the drawing board

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Hs0r5RUww

[Timpo]

this is how China's high speed rail is built.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7hdo9tL6u0
What the hell? Why are they using song from Laputa. Japanese song? :yuno:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vju_uKL3TsM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqPy7kbVMA

[willystyle]

i'm sure the population density between boston to philly and sf to la is comparable to that of europe with HSR
They are already building a High-speed rail line from SF to LA.

[Gululu]

What the hell? Why are they using song from Laputa. Japanese song? :yuno:

japanese stop using Chinese characters in writing then we will talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb76pl9JXLA

[asian_XL]

and Mainland Chinese stop using handicap Chinese characters then everyone will talk.

[CRS]

and Mainland Chinese stop using handicap Chinese characters then everyone will talk.

:haha:

[Carl Johnson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9zFHTVmPg

just to be fair, you should have posted this video as well. the chinese's "technology" which is stolen from spain and japan is still in the testing stage.

[ae101]

i never like the trains in china, shits always late, i have never been on a train that was on time and i use to take the Guangzhou to Shenzhen train twice every week

also the hk publisher is apologizing for what he did on CCTV china, sounds like he was force to do it