China's overland Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road Thread
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Brigadier
Western Route: View of Recently completed Surab Hoshab National Highway (N-85) 487 km in Baluchistan
Running from town of Surab in Kalat District to the town of Hoshab via Panjgur, Nag and Basima in Baluchistan Province of Pakistan, it connects to Ratodero Gwadar Motorway (M-8) Its total length is 487 km the highway is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority NHA
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Brigadier
CDWP has approved a project of construction of Lahore Sialkot Motorway (LSM) Link (4-Lane) via Narang Mandi to Narowal, 73.3 Km worth Rs15.98 billion.
Construction of remaining portion from N-25, Kararo-Wadh Section worth Rs 1.7 billion CDWP also recommended widening and improvement of Ghalanai-Muhammad Ghat Road project at Mohmand Agency, FATA worth Rs 4.39 billion.
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline begins to flow
Published on Apr 11, 2017
Cooperation between China and Myanmar on energy entered a new phase on Monday evening, after a tanker carrying 140,000 tons of crude oil started to offload at Made Island oil port in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.
One way to circumspect any threat of oil blockaded in Malacca strait. This is not to be confused with Gas line that has been operating for sometime.China has proposed a railway line along this route but Myanmar can't make up their mind
The transport of the crude oil came after the leaders of the two countries oversaw the signing of a China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline transmission agreement.
Published on Apr 11, 2017
Cooperation between China and Myanmar on energy entered a new phase on Monday evening, after a tanker carrying 140,000 tons of crude oil started to offload at Made Island oil port in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.
One way to circumspect any threat of oil blockaded in Malacca strait. This is not to be confused with Gas line that has been operating for sometime.China has proposed a railway line along this route but Myanmar can't make up their mind
The transport of the crude oil came after the leaders of the two countries oversaw the signing of a China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline transmission agreement.
Some years ago there were plans to change the railway gauge of Pakistan to 1435 mm, the same as the main railway gauge in Iran and China. Will that happen now or will it not happen at all or ....?
Blackstone
Brigadier
There was a thread in the technology thread a few months ago about China working to perfect a variable gauge train axle, and if its successful, then different gauges would be no problem for Chinese trains. Quite a time and cost saver.