Posted on 01/04/2015 5:23:50 PM PST by blam
Stefano Pozzebon
December 31, 2014
Russia plans to build a new high speed railway, with trains that would speed from Moscow to Beijing in just 48 hours.
At the moment, it takes about seven days to commute between the two cities and the route requires changes.
According to Romanian website Glasul, the Kremlin has awarded the project to China Railway High-speed (CRH), a subsidiary of the state-controlled China Railway (CR), which is working in a joint-venture with the local firm Uralvagonzavod.
CR is famous in the train industry for operating the world's only magnetic levitation train in an urban area, the Shangai monorail.
Previously, Russia had commissioned a French firm, Alstom, for the first work on the rail line between Moscow and Kazan.
Alstom is one of the leading high speed train manufacturers in the world: in 2007 they set up a new record for conventional-wheeled high speed trains, speeding up at 574 km/h (357 mph). It also operates the urban tram line in Nottingham.
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Paging Hercule Poirot
I think I’ll pass.
The commies need to keep in close contact with each other.
“Where is the money for this...”
0bama has a pen and a phone and OUR National ATM Card!
Terrorist bait.
To be powered by hydrogen peroxide.
They’ll need it -— -— -— to transport all their Russian gold to the Chinese.
Typical of the ChiComs they asked the French and Japanese to help develop their high speed rail. Not long after the ChiComs got a hold of the technology they kick the French and Japanese out of the deal. Beware Walmart,McDonalds,GMC etc.
Flying takes 7 hrs. When would one spend two days in a dangerous train?
............the muzzies will have fun blowing this up and killing school children the next 100 years!
Considering how everything in Russia goes straight to shit and the Chicoms aren’t that much better, I expect it’ll take ages to complete, go way over budget, and when it gets to working it’ll explode.
A ticket to China, Comrade, is only 300 Rubles.
If you are unsatisfied with the trip you can return it for a full refund.
Refund of 300 Ruble ticket
calculated at
48-hour inflation adjustment
is of course
25 Rubles.
Aren’t they still shooting at each other across the Amur river?
That’s almost as exciting as taking a train ride from Nome, Alaska to Caribou, Maine.
I am very skeptical.
Paging my hippie guru governor Jerry Brown LOL!
good for them. i’m sure it’ll have zero problems.
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