New high speed rail line in China

[MarineClimateLover]

My wife took the gao tie high speed train from Wuhan, where she's from, to Guangzhou for her interview. It was just about 4 hours. The fastest we hit, according to the digital display on the wall in the front of the carriage, was 309kmh. Pretty decent.

[Fu Lai]

my kind of town, Wuhan!

[DocMartin817]

I like wuhan too - taking the new subway several times - what a great way to get around town. I can hardly wait until it extends closer to our apartment

[Guest ExChinaExpat]

China set the new speed limit for the G-trains (Gao tie) to 300 kilometers per hour for safety. Before that, it was not unusal to see speeds over 350 KpH. They've done a good job keeping things safe when you consider the vast number of trains that travel the tracks every day.

[Fu Lai]

I like wuhan too - taking the new subway several times - what a great way to get around town. I can hardly wait until it extends closer to our apartment

We went slightly over 300 on our consulate trip to Shanghai. Next is high speed to Guangzhou.

Wuhan off-topic: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php/topic/45233-china-to-open-first-subway-crossing-yangtze-wuhan-metro/

 

2017 finish plans:

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