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The sudden dismissal of China's Minister of Railway, Liu Zhijun, gets wide attention both home and abroad. Official media only said that it was due to Liu's "severe violation of discipline" without any details, stirring up all sorts of speculation. Liu Zhijun was removed from office at the peak of the New Year season transportation. It is undoubtedly explosive news. It also happened very quickly, because 20 minutes ago the TV news was about him inspecting railroad work. As to the reasons for his dismissal, Pu fei, staff of China Tianwang Human Rights Service gave three possibilities from internal discussion and other sources. Pu Fei: First, it could be political struggle. Secondly, people suspect that the large scale construction of high speed railway must involve large-scale corruption, as the supervision is null in China. Thirdly, it could be related to the bribery cases of the suppliers in high speed railway construction. Started as a railway maintenance worker at 19, Liu Zhijun, now 58, became Minister of Railway in 2003. He is believed to be promoted all the way by Jiang Zemin, the CCP's ex-General Secretary. During Jiang's tenure, Liu was alleged to accompany him in his inspection. In Sept. 2002, before CCP's 16th congress meetings, Liu was appointed as Party Chief and Deputy Minister in Ministry of Railway. The appointment was made by Jiang Zemin before his retirement. Overseas Chinese media said it was a reward for Liu's service to him in all those years. Pu Fei ...
In the high-speed railway construction in recent years, Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun made a big sensation. He became the 1st sacked minister-level official in 2011. Liu is alleged to have a serious violation of discipline. He lost his post as Minister of Railways. The official release of the news was very sudden. Sources said that such a rapid disposal was evidence that it was finalized by Party's senior level. CCP's official mouthpiece Xinhua News net suddenly published a short article at 5:30 pm on Feb. 12. CCP's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Liu is "suspected of serious discipline violation." He is currently under investigation, along with many of his subordinates and bureau directors. This can trigger a major earthquake within the ministry. The official report didn't disclose the details. According to some media reports, Liu has taken bribes of several billion yuan. He is suspected to be in connection with an earlier corruption case of a high-speed rail contracting project, as well as a number of scandals involving many listed companies in Shanghai and Hong Kong. China's news network Caing.com reported, before Liu was sacked, there were signs. Ding Shumiao, a female entrepreneur in Shanxi, was arrested last month for her railway investments. Liu is directly connected to Ding's case. Ding was very close to the Ministry of Railway. She is rumored to be in a dubious relationship with Liu's go-getter, a bureau director in the Ministry. The most ...
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www.presstv.com In Beijing the International Union of Railways and China's Ministry of Railways co-hosted the 7th World Congress on High Speed Rail, a four-day conference and international trade show for the fast train industry. Two year's ago at the last Congress in Amsterdam, China had only just started building railways for superfast trains. That was when the International Union of Railways decided to stage this year's event in Beijing; for the first time outside of Europe. Superfast railway lines offer quicker journeys than planes for distances of up to about 1300 kilometres, and they're greener to boot. They transform economies by shortening commuting times, boosting tourism and freeing up conventional lines to carry up to seven times as much freight. By most measures China is now the world's leader in the industry. With nearly 7000 kilometers of track, China already has the world's largest high-speed rail network, and it's aiming to more than double its total to 16000 kilometers by the year 2020. In ten years time, nearly every city in the country with more than half a million people should be serviced by trains traveling at speeds of up to 380 kilometers per hour. Chinese companies have won orders to build high-speed railways in Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. A Chinese train has recently set the world speed record for an unmodified conventional commercial train when it hit 486 kilometers per hour on a test run on the new Beijing to Shanghai line, which is ...
[CRH 380A] China's High-Speed Train Max speed is 489kms per hour (almost 500kms per hour). This train is running at Shanghai to Beijing High-Speed Railway. It takes under four hours between Shanghai and Beijing. Dec. 3, 2010. One of China's high-speed trains broke the world record for unmodified commercial use on Friday . The train CRH380A hit a speed of 486.1 kms per hour to set a new world train operational speed record on the tracks between Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province and Bengbu City in eastern Anhui Province, which form a segment of the world's longest high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Shanghai. The train's previous speed record was 416.6 kms per hour set on Sep. 28 during its run between Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. "It not only marks a milestone in the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, but also is a major achievement of China's technology innovation," said Wang Yongping, spokesman of the Ministry of Railways (MOR). It shows China leads the world in high-speed railway development, he said. In September, the China-made CRH380A train hit a speed of 416.6 kilometers per hour to set a new world train speed record. It is expected to exceed the record at this test running, which will be held at a section of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed railway. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)
Dec. 3, 2010. One of China's high-speed trains broke the world record for unmodified commercial use on Friday . The train CRH380A hit a speed of 486.1 kms per hour to set a new world train operational speed record on the tracks between Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province and Bengbu City in eastern Anhui Province, which form a segment of the world's longest high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Shanghai. The train's previous speed record was 416.6 kms per hour set on Sep. 28 during its run between Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. "It not only marks a milestone in the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, but also is a major achievement of China's technology innovation," said Wang Yongping, spokesman of the Ministry of Railways (MOR). It shows China leads the world in high-speed railway development, he said. In September, the China-made CRH380A train hit a speed of 416.6 kilometers per hour to set a new world train speed record. It is expected to exceed the record at this test running, which will be held at a section of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed railway. (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)
China Invites Bulgaria to Join High-Speed Asia-Europe Rail with Turkey October 28, 2010, Thursday China has formally invited Bulgaria to join together with Turkey a project for a high-speed railway connection from the Far East to Europe. The invitation resulted from talks in Beijing between Bulgarian Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov and China's Minister of Transport Li Shenglin, Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun, and leading Chinese railway companies, the press service of the Bulgarian Transport Ministry announced. The Ministry said the Bulgarian government is going to take part in trilateral talks with China and Turkey on the high-speed China-Europe rail. After that, in December 2010, the three countries are expected to sign a trilateral cooperation agreement on freight rail services. The transport authorities of Bulgaria and China have also decided to set up a bilateral contact group "because there is a strong interest on part of China," the Transport Ministry announced. Tsvetkov also presented Bulgaria as a destination for investments in transport infrastructure to journalists from Radio China, Radio Beijing, and the English-language paper Economy Daily News. The news about China's luring Bulgaria into the high-speed Asia-Europe rail project comes after on Wednesday Tsvetkov invited his counterpart Li Shenglin on part of the People's Republic of China to consider investment opportunities in the field of transport and infrastructure. Bulgaria and China are ...
www.bvehk.net A high-speed train in eastern China set a new speed record during its trial service Tuesday, highlighting China's leading position in the fast-train industry. The China-made CRH380A train hit a maximum speed of 416.6 kilometers per hour -- a world train speed record -- on its run between the metropolis of Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province. The train is designed to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour on the 202-kilometer-long railway between the two cities. Some 80 million passengers are expected to travel the route every year. A one-way journey previously took two hours. But the new train shortens that to less than 40 minutes. "China has 7055 kilometers of high-speed railway in service. It is the world's longest and the fastest, and boasts the most comprehensive technology," said He Huawu, chief engineer of the Ministry of Railways. "We have an ambition to lead the world in high-speed railway construction," he said. China sets its first world speed record on June 24, 2008. Then, the Beijing-Tianjin CRH3 high-speed train hit a top speed of 394.3 kilometers an hour. After that, more fast-train lines were put into service - the Wuhan-Guangzhou line linking central and south China, the Zhengzhou-Xi'an line connecting central and western China, and the Shanghai-Nanjing line in the country's east. Liu Zhijun, Minister of Railways, said the opening of the Shanghai-Hangzhou line relieves transportation pressures in the ...
Shows the proceedures that a steam engine goes through as part of its regular mainenance cycle. The "Poath Junction" collection contains a vast array of contemporary Australian train movies, model railways, and historic documentaries relating to transport from around the world. www.youtube.com The "Poath Junction" train movies collection, featuring Australian prototype railways. www.youtube.com Newsreels, publicity films and other historic transport related films. www.youtube.com Model trains & miniature railways
WW2 newsreel from the UK showing the production of War Department "Austerity" class steam locomotives. The "Poath Junction" collection contains a vast array of contemporary Australian train movies, model railways, and historic documentaries relating to transport from around the world. www.youtube.com The "Poath Junction" train movies collection, featuring Australian prototype railways. www.youtube.com Newsreels, publicity films and other historic transport related films. www.youtube.com Model trains & miniature railways
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itunes.apple.com itunes.apple.com Chinese Railway Online is a timely and comprehensive national train enquiry system for iPhone/iPod Touch; it provides the latest and most complete information on train timetable. Support trips inquiry, depart and arrival inquiry, transfer inquiry, the inquiry of trips through a station, check fares, real-time queries of left ticket, the train on schedule or behind schedule, ticket outlets around the country The inquiry covers all the stations and all the trips across the country. With the rapid development of China's railway, the software provides the latest train daily information daily. With the opening function of the online system of the Ministry of Railways of PRC, the software will continue to update new features. Data Source: The website of Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. 最新最全面的全国列车时刻在线查询系统。 支持车次查询，发到站查询，中转查询，车站经过车次查询，票价查询，实时余票查询，列车正晚点查询，全国各地客票代售点查询。
Jay Hind! Episode 98 : Segment 4 - Our infiltration of the Indian Railway Ministry is now deep and we bring you Top 5 Secret Proposals of the Ministry to make our lives even more dangerous! For more berserk humor follow us on twitter twitter.com for 24 hrs Live reaction to News around the world. Non - Stop Humor
Ministry of Railways has given detailed instruction to respective zonal railways to consider job application from land losers. www.istream.in
China's HSR takes center stage during a rare Beijing news conference featuring update from China's Chief Engineer.
kid-gordon.xanga.com China Ministry of Railway Train T809 with DF11 locomotive running through Tai Po Market Station under light rain. It is good to see more DF11 Diesel locomotive return to Hong Kong through train service instead of SS8 Electric. Canon S2 IS, 640x480 30 Fps. Gordon Wong, 06-02-2010.
Ministry Of Railways,Cut Motion Speech June,2010
The multi-crore railway recruitment scam seems to have roots deeper than what meets the eye.
ndian Railways (Hindi: भारतीय रेल Bhāratīya Rail), abbreviated as IR (Hindi: भा.रे.), is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting 20 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily.[5][6] It is one of the world's largest commercial or utility employers, with more than 1.6 million employees.[5][7] The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country, covering 6909 stations over a total route length of more than 63327 kilometres (39350 mi). As to rolling stock, IR owns over 200000 (freight) wagons, 50000 coaches and 8000 locomotives.[5] Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. IR operates both long distance and suburban rail systems on a multi-gauge network of broad, metre and narrow gauges. It also owns locomotive and coach production facilities.
Union Communications Minister A. Raja has been caught on tape lobbying with a corporate PR agent for a place in the Manmohan Singh cabinet during the second term of the UPA. Headlines Today is in exclusive possession of taped conversations between Raja and powerful corporate lobbyist Nira Radia just days before the swearing-in of the cabinet. The conversations, which were recorded by investigators for the income tax department, raise serious issues about ministerial propriety. The income tax sleuths had sought permission to tap the telephone of Radia, who was being investigated by the CBI and the income tax department in the telecom spectrum scam. Radia is one of India's most influential power-brokers and has the biggest corporates of India as clients. These conversations were recorded over 300 days, starting from August 20, 2008. Raja was lobbying hard to become the next telecom minister and was being helped in this endeavour by Radia. Here are excerpts from a conversation recorded on May 24, 2009 at 11.05 am. Raja: My name is cleared? Radia: Yeah, your case was cleared last night itself. No, what is happening with Daya? Raja: Textiles or fertilisers? Radia: Not for Daya though, Azhagiri or Daya only one can come in? Raja: No, two can come... Radia: Both? Radia: Baalu, will be the problem, I hope. Radia: It will be difficult for the leader to justify three family members. Raja: (laughs) Yeah, but everybody knows... Radia: No she said that, Kani told me last night, that ...
OF CHINA! ~Feat China Ministry of Railway DF11 #0001 High bit-rate suggests the video may smoother in full screen. 1920x1200 4x MSAA / FRAPS and the ILLUSTRIOUS core i7 of Yan and Justin! (SULACO)
2010 Japan Prize Video Introduction of the laureates
this is again a scene from a railway station. This one rather being a serious problem looks like as if its a funny scene. Just see how people are travelling over the train.
This scene is taken at an Indian railway station. Just have a look at it and you'll know the reality of the so called Indian Railways. In video you will come to know train is actually moving................
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) a special purpose vehicle under the ministry of railways,was entrusted with the job of construction of rail connectivity from Idapalli to International container transhipment terminal-Vallarpadam
A puffing steam train climbs into the Himalaya, a rolling rumble echoes over the holy waters of the Ganges, an astonishing five million commuters rush daily through the Bombay Victoria Terminus - join National Geographic as we journey on one of the world's largest railways. Since 1853, Indian railway has been a unifying force. Not only did it physically link distant regions, it also connected the myriad of castes, languages, and religions that comprise India. It's a rich history, riding the sumptuous Palace on Wheels through Rajasthan or the "toy train" to Darjiing, but sadly, the age of steam is dying. At the Black Beauty contest, the beloved steam engines are admired for the last time. From the driver in the steaming locomotive to the station master in the sleepy village, from the family traveling to a wedding to the commuters in the large cities, this great institution reflects the country itself. Many are the faces, and varied are the stories, on THE GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY. The British Empire's legacy to India is the subcontinent's railway system. Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India. Indian Railways owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. Indian Railways is one of the world's largest commercial ...
A puffing steam train climbs into the Himalaya, a rolling rumble echoes over the holy waters of the Ganges, an astonishing five million commuters rush daily through the Bombay Victoria Terminus - join National Geographic as we journey on one of the world's largest railways. Since 1853, Indian railway has been a unifying force. Not only did it physically link distant regions, it also connected the myriad of castes, languages, and religions that comprise India. It's a rich history, riding the sumptuous Palace on Wheels through Rajasthan or the "toy train" to Darjiing, but sadly, the age of steam is dying. At the Black Beauty contest, the beloved steam engines are admired for the last time. From the driver in the steaming locomotive to the station master in the sleepy village, from the family traveling to a wedding to the commuters in the large cities, this great institution reflects the country itself. Many are the faces, and varied are the stories, on THE GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY. The British Empire's legacy to India is the subcontinent's railway system. Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India. Indian Railways owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. Indian Railways is one of the world's largest commercial ...
A puffing steam train climbs into the Himalaya, a rolling rumble echoes over the holy waters of the Ganges, an astonishing five million commuters rush daily through the Bombay Victoria Terminus - join National Geographic as we journey on one of the world's largest railways. Since 1853, Indian railway has been a unifying force. Not only did it physically link distant regions, it also connected the myriad of castes, languages, and religions that comprise India. It's a rich history, riding the sumptuous Palace on Wheels through Rajasthan or the "toy train" to Darjiing, but sadly, the age of steam is dying. At the Black Beauty contest, the beloved steam engines are admired for the last time. From the driver in the steaming locomotive to the station master in the sleepy village, from the family traveling to a wedding to the commuters in the large cities, this great institution reflects the country itself. Many are the faces, and varied are the stories, on THE GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY. The British Empire's legacy to India is the subcontinent's railway system. Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India. Indian Railways owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. Indian Railways is one of the world's largest commercial ...
A puffing steam train climbs into the Himalaya, a rolling rumble echoes over the holy waters of the Ganges, an astonishing five million commuters rush daily through the Bombay Victoria Terminus - join National Geographic as we journey on one of the world's largest railways. Since 1853, Indian railway has been a unifying force. Not only did it physically link distant regions, it also connected the myriad of castes, languages, and religions that comprise India. It's a rich history, riding the sumptuous Palace on Wheels through Rajasthan or the "toy train" to Darjiing, but sadly, the age of steam is dying. At the Black Beauty contest, the beloved steam engines are admired for the last time. From the driver in the steaming locomotive to the station master in the sleepy village, from the family traveling to a wedding to the commuters in the large cities, this great institution reflects the country itself. Many are the faces, and varied are the stories, on THE GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY. The British Empire's legacy to India is the subcontinent's railway system. Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India. Indian Railways owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. Indian Railways is one of the world's largest commercial ...
A puffing steam train climbs into the Himalaya, a rolling rumble echoes over the holy waters of the Ganges, an astonishing five million commuters rush daily through the Bombay Victoria Terminus - join National Geographic as we journey on one of the world's largest railways. Since 1853, Indian railway has been a unifying force. Not only did it physically link distant regions, it also connected the myriad of castes, languages, and religions that comprise India. It's a rich history, riding the sumptuous Palace on Wheels through Rajasthan or the "toy train" to Darjiing, but sadly, the age of steam is dying. At the Black Beauty contest, the beloved steam engines are admired for the last time. From the driver in the steaming locomotive to the station master in the sleepy village, from the family traveling to a wedding to the commuters in the large cities, this great institution reflects the country itself. Many are the faces, and varied are the stories, on THE GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY. The British Empire's legacy to India is the subcontinent's railway system. Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India. Indian Railways owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. Indian Railways is one of the world's largest commercial ...
Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs M Vijayakumar, who holds charge of Railways, told that formation of a new railway zone based in Kerala would be the main demand for the budget of the State. www.istream.in
Detailed project report for Railway Medical College at Kochi forwarded to Railway ministry. Site inspection found it suitable for the project. However it is not clearwhether the project would come up as Karnataka and TamilNadu also are trying to obtain this. The proposed site is within the 35 acres land owned by Railways near Mangalavanam
More than 210 million passengers are expected to crowd China's railways during the upcoming Chinese New Year. This figure is up nearly 10 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Railways. And for the first time, thousands of travelers will have named tickets. The first 600000 travelers with real-name tickets have already set off from Guangdong Railway Group's many stations in southern Guangdong Province. They are the first to benefit from the country's latest attempts to curb ticket hoarding after years of unsuccessful crackdowns against scalpers. As we've reported, the scheme is being piloted by China's Ministry of Railways in Guangdong province. And if successful, it will likely be rolled out across the country. In today's Poll Position we look at a poll by the English language China Daily which has been gauging people's reaction to the scheme.
The arrival of the Spring Festival the Chinese New Year - means movement of people on a massive scale as virtually the entire country tries to return home for the holiday. And much of that travel will be by rail - which means opportunities for unscrupulous ticket scalpers. This year over 210 million people are expected to use China's railways. That means hugely overcrowded trains, lining up sometimes for days - to buy scarce tickets,and unscrupulous scalpers. This year the country's Ministry of Railways has announced a pilot project known as the, "real name ticket system". It aims to deal with the scourge of those who buy up tickets then sell them at inflated prices. At 37 stations in the southern provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Sichuan each passenger will be allowed to buy just three tickets after providing one piece of ID per ticket. Many travelers like the idea.
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday flagged off half a dozen express trains scheduled to operate from major Kolkata stations to destinations like Amritsar, Bangalore and Delhi while announcing that the Delhi-Mumbai Yuva Train will be start its journey Jan 12. Jan 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The new trains include the Howrah-Delhi Yuva express, in which 60 percent of the seats will be reserved for people up to the age of 45 with tickets prices ranging from Rs.299 for 1000 km to Rs.399 for 2500 km. Another train - the Howrah-Yashwantpur Duranto Express - will ferry passengers between the two destinations in less than one-and-half days. The non-stop train is Banerjees brainchild. She also kicked off the Sealdah-Amritsar Express, the Kolkata-Bikaner Rana Pratap Express, Howrah-Hardwar Kumbh Express and the Howrah-Purulia Express. Regretting that West Bengal got only one train between 2004 and mid-2009, Banerjee said during the few months she has been in the ministry, the state has already got plenty of new trains. The state will get more. Some more trains are ready. There will be two trains between north Bengal and Delhi, she said after flagging off the six trains at a function in Howrah station.
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday flagged off half a dozen express trains scheduled to operate from major Kolkata stations to destinations like Amritsar, Bangalore and Delhi while announcing that the Delhi-Mumbai Yuva Train will be start its journey Jan 12. Jan 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The new trains include the Howrah-Delhi Yuva express, in which 60 percent of the seats will be reserved for people up to the age of 45 with tickets prices ranging from Rs.299 for 1000 km to Rs.399 for 2500 km. Another train - the Howrah-Yashwantpur Duranto Express - will ferry passengers between the two destinations in less than one-and-half days. The non-stop train is Banerjees brainchild. She also kicked off the Sealdah-Amritsar Express, the Kolkata-Bikaner Rana Pratap Express, Howrah-Hardwar Kumbh Express and the Howrah-Purulia Express. Regretting that West Bengal got only one train between 2004 and mid-2009, Banerjee said during the few months she has been in the ministry, the state has already got plenty of new trains. The state will get more. Some more trains are ready. There will be two trains between north Bengal and Delhi, she said after flagging off the six trains at a function in Howrah station.
China unveils 'world's fastest train link'------ Chinese workers put the final touch on the interior of a new railway station in Wuhan, central China's Sat Dec 26, 7:54 am ET------ BEIJING, China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1069 kilometre journey to a three hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than seven and a half hours, the official Xinhua news agency said. Work on the project began in 2005 as part of plans to expand a high-speed network aimed at eventually linking Guangzhou, a business hub in southern China near Hong Kong, with the capital Beijing, Xinhua added. "The train can go 394.2 kilometres per hour, it's the fastest train in operation in the world," Zhang Shuguang, head of the transport bureau at the railways ministry, told Xinhua. Test runs for the service began earlier in December and the link officially went into service when the first scheduled train left the eastern metropolis of Wuhan on Saturday. By comparison, the average for high-speed trains in Japan was 243 kilometres per hour while in France it was 277 kilometres per hour, said Xu Fangliang, general engineer in charge of designing the link, according to Xinhua. Beijing has an ambitious rail development programme aimed at increasing the national network from the current 86000 ...
China launches world'sfastest train service BEIJING (AFP) China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1069 kilometre journey to a three hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than seven and a half hours, the official Xinhua news agency said. Work on the project began in 2005 as part of plans to expand a high-speed network aimed at eventually linking Guangzhou, a business hub in southern China near HongKong, with the capital Beijing, Xinhua added. "The train can go 394.2 kilometres per hour, it's the fastest train in operation in the world," Zhang Shuguang, head of the transport bureau at the railways ministry, told Xinhua. Test runs for the service began earlier in December and the link officially went into service when the first scheduled train left the eastern metropolis of Wuhan on Saturday. By comparison, the average for high-speed trains in Japan was 243 kilometres per hour while in France it was 277 kilometres per hour, said Xu Fangliang, general engineer in charge of designing the link, according to Xinhua. Beijing has an ambitious rail development programme aimed at increasing the national network from the current 86000 kilometres to 120000 kilometres, making it the most extensive rail system outside the United States. China unveiled its first high-speed ...
Five people are feared dead after a Kampala bound cargo train derailed in Kibera, and crashed into nearby structures. The accident occurred virtually at the same spot where another Uganda bound cargo train transporting diesel derailed last week leading to a scramble for fuel by residents. The situation is raising concerns of the safety of residents with Prime Minister Raila Odinga ordering both the ministry of transport and the rift valley railways to probe the matter and urgently come up with a solution.
Mamata Banerjee will table White Paper on Indian Railways economic health in Parliament today. www.istream.in
www.karnana.com Akhtar Karnana Railway Station needs attention of Higher Authorities of Ministry of Railway as well as Govt. of Pakistan. People say that they have to suffer a lot due to irregular schedule of trains to Lalamusa to Sargodha Track. Trains arrive too late & people express their protest against the Railway Department! The main media to approach GT Road or to travel is Train for KARNANIANS, but, TRAINS on the Track come irregularly! That's why people are protesting on the platform of Akhtar Karnana Railway Station, near Lalamusa Junction!
The second phase of Red Ribbon Express (RRE), which is a 10-coach exhibition train for creating awareness about HIV/AIDS in the far flung areas, was flagged off today. This project is being implemented by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Ministry of Railways. A look at the top news stories at 10 am IST on Dec. 01,'09. For more news and analysis, log on to www.zeenews.com
Moscow-St. Petersburg crash might be terror attack Russian Railways chief 28 November, 2009, At least 26 people are reported dead and 95 more injured after an express train traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed. A terror attack could be the cause of the accident, said Russian Railways company chief. A terror attack could be the cause of the accident, said Russian Railways company chief. Also, according to him, the Friday explosion resembles a similar accident three years ago. The fate of 18 people is still unknown. Sixty people have been taken to hospital. Around 1000 people are working at train crash site. .The rescue operation has intensified: seven helicopters have been sent to the scene some 250 miles north-west of Moscow. The cause of the disaster, which happened at 21 30 local time, has not yet been confirmed. However, a criminal case on charges of terrorism and illegal storage of weapons or explosives has been opened regarding the train crash, the Prosecutor Generals Office informed. President Medvedev has held a videoconference with officials at the headquarters of the Emergencies Ministry, who have briefed him on the situation. The train left the Russian capital at 7 pm and went off the tracks in the Tver region, about halfway into the 4.5-hour journey. Overall 682 people were aboard the ill-fated Nevsky Express train. The express has 12 carriages, of which three derailed as a result of the crash. One of the three was severely damaged. The Italian ...
MOSCOW Twenty-two people were killed and 55 more injured when a Russian train crashed on Friday, in what officials said could have been an act of terrorism. Four carriages of the luxury train traveling from Moscow to St Petersburg were derailed at 9:30 pm (1830 GMT) near the town of Bologoye some 350 km (200 miles) from Moscow. "Twenty two people were killed, 55 were injured," said a duty officer at the Emergencies Ministry. "A one meter-diameter hole has been found next to the railway track. Witnesses heard a loud slap before the accident. All of this could point to a possible act of terrorism," Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed source in Moscow's law enforcement agencies as saying. "We are told this could have been a terrorist act," an officials at Russian railways said on condition of anonymity. Earlier Russian news agencies quoted transport officials as saying the cause may have been an electrical fault.
К 2020 году протяженность железных дорог в Западном Китае превысит 50 тысяч км CCTV Русский 091124 By 2020, the length of railways in western China will exceed 50 thousand km By 2020, the total length of railway lines in China will exceed 120 thousand kilometers, including in Western China - 50 thousand kilometers. Told the representative of the Ministry of Railways Yan Hesyan. According to Yan Hesyan at the meeting for 10 years, the strategy-scale development of western China, the department is ready to further increase the size of investment in railway construction in these areas amounting to more than a half trillion yuan. As clarified in the future, it will facilitate the early commencement of the construction of several important rail lines, including lines Xian - Chengdu, Chengdu - Guiyang, Chongqing - Guiyang, Kunming - Nanning. At the end of last year length of railways in western China has reached about 30 thousand miles, rising about twice as compared with 2000 and accounting for 36 percent of the national total.
Union joint railway minister E Ahmed today released Southern Railways new timetable in Chennai.
This clip focuses on the recent train accident between Mewar Express and Goa Express on Mathura Agra section on October 21, 2009. It highlights the lack of interest shown by the rail ministry on Safety features which were a part of the Signal Engineering Manual. The manual was modified in 2004 to suit their own budget needs than the safety needs of the common passenger.
kid-gordon.xanga.com SS8 0192 is one of four Chinese Ministry of Railway SS8 Electric locomotive which can enter Hong Kong. I can't remember when SS8 0192 first entered Hong Kong, but I am sure it happened few months before. This is the first time to shot this locomotive. Canon S2 IS , 640x480 30 Fps . Gordon Wong , 10-15-2009 .
BANGKOK — Initial reports into how a Thai train derailed, killing several people and injuring almost 90 near a coastal resort, suggest the driver may have fallen asleep, the state railway said Tuesday. The overnight passenger train, travelling from southern Trang province to Bangkok, came off the tracks in heavy rain 13 kilometres (eight miles) south of Hua Hin town, a popular tourist getaway and regular retreat of Thailand's king. Satit Wongnongtaey, the minister attached to the Thai premier's office, said Monday that eight people had been killed but a health ministry statement confirmed Tuesday that the toll was seven, all Thai females. In total 88 were injured, 22 of whom remained in three local hospitals, the statement said. According to Hua Hin hospital's website, a two-year-old girl was among the dead and six foreigners were hurt. Montakarn Sivirat, a spokeswoman for the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), said a committee had been set up to investigate the accident and will conclude its inquiry within five days. "The SRT governor has said that the accident may have been caused by the driver falling asleep," she said. The driver survived the incident without injuries and would be investigated by the committee, she added. Police lieutenant colonel Somsak Noeng-Auon, in charge of the police investigation, said they interviewed 37 witnesses on Monday and would continue to question railways officials before finishing their enquiries. "The police report has not yet ...
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