Comments on: Beijing-Shanghai HSR Link to Average Speeds of Over 200 mph http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/06/25/beijing-shanghai-hsr-link-to-average-speeds-of-over-200-mph/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bo http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/06/25/beijing-shanghai-hsr-link-to-average-speeds-of-over-200-mph/#comment-20563 Bo Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:10:04 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=2512#comment-20563 @Alon Levy, I'm a frequent visitor to China for business, and while I have not travelled to every corner of China, I can vouch for the veracity of the Chinese claims regarding their infrastructure, both in its present form and in the future. It's high time for us to get our heads out of the sand. One more thing, don't you suppose the Chinese lying about their infrastructure is preferable over our lying about our corporate earnings and banking strength? @Alon Levy,

I’m a frequent visitor to China for business, and while I have not travelled to every corner of China, I can vouch for the veracity of the Chinese claims regarding their infrastructure, both in its present form and in the future. It’s high time for us to get our heads out of the sand.

One more thing, don’t you suppose the Chinese lying about their infrastructure is preferable over our lying about our corporate earnings and banking strength?

]]> By: greg http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/06/25/beijing-shanghai-hsr-link-to-average-speeds-of-over-200-mph/#comment-1704 greg Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:05:51 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=2512#comment-1704 Alon Levy, I took the Beijing-Tianjin HSR yesterday, round trip. The highest speed during the trip was 331 km/h and it ran at that speed for less than 10 minutes. The entire trip takes 30 minutes exact. The Beijing-Tianjin HSR's highest operating speed is 350 km/h. It was run at that highest speed during the first few months since the line started to operate in August, 2008. They would run at that speed whenever there are VIP vistors, such as House of Speaker Nancy Pelosy this month when she visited China. The main constraint is the train, which is model CRH3-300, i.e., it supports sustaining operating speed at 300 km/h. The track can support 350 km/h or even higher. China is developing the new generation of HSR train, CRH3-350 and CRH2-350. These are the train that can run at operating speed of 350 km/h on much longer lines such as Beijing-Shanghai. The new trains are slated to be in operational at the end of 2011. To summarize, the current HSR trains CRH3-300 is designed to run at normal operating speed of 300 km/h, highest operating speed of 350 km/h. It has reached 394 km/h during test. The new generation of CRH3-350 and CRH2-350 will run at normal operating speed of 350 km/h, highest operating speed of 380 km/h. It will run above 400 km/h in test. Alon Levy,

I took the Beijing-Tianjin HSR yesterday, round trip. The highest speed during the trip was 331 km/h and it ran at that speed for less than 10 minutes. The entire trip takes 30 minutes exact.

The Beijing-Tianjin HSR’s highest operating speed is 350 km/h. It was run at that highest speed during the first few months since the line started to operate in August, 2008. They would run at that speed whenever there are VIP vistors, such as House of Speaker Nancy Pelosy this month when she visited China.

The main constraint is the train, which is model CRH3-300, i.e., it supports sustaining operating speed at 300 km/h. The track can support 350 km/h or even higher.

China is developing the new generation of HSR train, CRH3-350 and CRH2-350. These are the train that can run at operating speed of 350 km/h on much longer lines such as Beijing-Shanghai. The new trains are slated to be in operational at the end of 2011.

To summarize, the current HSR trains CRH3-300 is designed to run at normal operating speed of 300 km/h, highest operating speed of 350 km/h. It has reached 394 km/h during test. The new generation of CRH3-350 and CRH2-350 will run at normal operating speed of 350 km/h, highest operating speed of 380 km/h. It will run above 400 km/h in test.

]]> By: DAN http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/06/25/beijing-shanghai-hsr-link-to-average-speeds-of-over-200-mph/#comment-1703 DAN Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:42:50 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=2512#comment-1703 I feel like such an old fart for saying this but I took the overnight train from Shanghai to Beijing a few years ago and it was awesome. I still have the very very teeny tiny toothbrush, toothpaste, and towel kit that you get with every trip. I can't wait to make the high speed rail trip. I feel like such an old fart for saying this but I took the overnight train from Shanghai to Beijing a few years ago and it was awesome. I still have the very very teeny tiny toothbrush, toothpaste, and towel kit that you get with every trip. I can’t wait to make the high speed rail trip.

]]> By: Paz http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/06/25/beijing-shanghai-hsr-link-to-average-speeds-of-over-200-mph/#comment-1702 Paz Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:24:01 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=2512#comment-1702 I'm salivating. I’m salivating.

]]> By: Alon Levy http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/06/25/beijing-shanghai-hsr-link-to-average-speeds-of-over-200-mph/#comment-1701 Alon Levy Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:58:25 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=2512#comment-1701 I'll believe it when I see it. China is known for lying about how great its infrastructure is. For example, it billed the Beijing-Tianjin HSR as a 350 km/h line, the fastest in the world, but due to safety concerns it only ran trains at that speed during the Olympics in order to impress the tourists, and subsequently reduced top speed to 300. I’ll believe it when I see it. China is known for lying about how great its infrastructure is. For example, it billed the Beijing-Tianjin HSR as a 350 km/h line, the fastest in the world, but due to safety concerns it only ran trains at that speed during the Olympics in order to impress the tourists, and subsequently reduced top speed to 300.

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