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China leads the World in Railway Technology
Dec 15, 2009
In the year 2009 when many western countries faced the worst recession, China managed to grow its economy by about 8.5 %. Many people had an impression that the growth in the Chinese economy is mainly dependent on the cheaper exports and the resulting trade surplus. However, china proved to the World that it can maintain growth even with a big drop in the exports. China is focusing on the internal development. One of the major areas of the internal development is the upgrading of the Chinese railway.
On August 15, the new high speed railway line between Shanghai and Tianjin will be inaugurated. It may be a mere coincidence that August 15 is also Indias Independence Day. The new high speed railway line will cut the traveling time from about ten and a half hours to about nine hours. Shanghai is the major business and traditional center of China and Tianjin is the biggest and most important city in the northern China. Now, almost all the major Chinese cities are connected to one another by the high speed railway lines.
If we look at the history of development of the capitalist countries then one fact stands out; Railway has played a very important role in the development.
In the nineteenth century, the leading capitalist country, England, developed railway system in many parts of the world. For example, the British laid a network of railways in India, connecting all the major cities and the ports to one another. Just as the steel production has been an indicator of the level of development of a country, railway has also been a good indicator of that. China now leads the World in the development of the railway. China not only has the largest network of the railway system in the World but also has the most technologically advanced system.
The QInghai Tibet railway is the technologically most advanced railway system in the world. This is the highest railway line in the World and it passes over the frozen ice for a long distance. To avoid melting of the ice the railway line keeps the ice frozen and solid. The train has glass windows which cut back the glare and the ultraviolet radiation. Because of the high altitude and thinning of the air, the train supplies oxygen.
Recently, China has laid an extensive net work of high speed railway lines. It is now leading the World in this technology. The speed of the train is more than 300 kilo meters an hour.
The high speed trains were first developed in Japan and were called Bullet Trains. Later, France developed the high speed lines. However, Japan and France are very small countries. China is one of the largest countries in the World, whose area is larger, then the U.S.A. and about 3 times more than India. Therefore, China becomes the first large country in the World to develop the high speed lines.
Let us compare the speed of the Chinese trains to the American and the Indian trains. The fastest trains in America are in the North East part of the country, between Boston and Washington D.C. The trains on these lines run at about 75 miles an hour (125 kilo meters per hour). In India the fastest trains are called Rajdhani Expresses these trains run at about 100 kilometers (about 60 miles an hour).
Recently an American delegation went to China to study the Chinese railway system and was very impressed by the Chinese system. They want to apply the Chinese technology in America and develop the American railway system which is lagging so much behind.
Becoming the largest steel producer, winning the largest number of gold medals in Beijing Olympic, buying more cars than any other country in the World and now becoming the country with the most advanced railway system, China continues to forge ahead to the most powerful country in the World.
If we look at the history of development of the capitalist countries then one fact stands out; Railway has played a very important role in the development.
In the nineteenth century, the leading capitalist country, England, developed railway system in many parts of the world. For example, the British laid a network of railways in India, connecting all the major cities and the ports to one another. Just as the steel production has been an indicator of the level of development of a country, railway has also been a good indicator of that. China now leads the World in the development of the railway. China not only has the largest network of the railway system in the World but also has the most technologically advanced system.
The QInghai Tibet railway is the technologically most advanced railway system in the world. This is the highest railway line in the World and it passes over the frozen ice for a long distance. To avoid melting of the ice the railway line keeps the ice frozen and solid. The train has glass windows which cut back the glare and the ultraviolet radiation. Because of the high altitude and thinning of the air, the train supplies oxygen.
Recently, China has laid an extensive net work of high speed railway lines. It is now leading the World in this technology. The speed of the train is more than 300 kilo meters an hour.
The high speed trains were first developed in Japan and were called Bullet Trains. Later, France developed the high speed lines. However, Japan and France are very small countries. China is one of the largest countries in the World, whose area is larger, then the U.S.A. and about 3 times more than India. Therefore, China becomes the first large country in the World to develop the high speed lines.
Let us compare the speed of the Chinese trains to the American and the Indian trains. The fastest trains in America are in the North East part of the country, between Boston and Washington D.C. The trains on these lines run at about 75 miles an hour (125 kilo meters per hour). In India the fastest trains are called Rajdhani Expresses these trains run at about 100 kilometers (about 60 miles an hour).
Recently an American delegation went to China to study the Chinese railway system and was very impressed by the Chinese system. They want to apply the Chinese technology in America and develop the American railway system which is lagging so much behind.
Becoming the largest steel producer, winning the largest number of gold medals in Beijing Olympic, buying more cars than any other country in the World and now becoming the country with the most advanced railway system, China continues to forge ahead to the most powerful country in the World.