kwaigonegin
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Re: The Fastest Train in the World is in China!!
hmmm you've heard of toilet seat covers right?
hmmm you've heard of toilet seat covers right?
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In addition to all the reasons previously stated, I suspect car and plane lobbyists killed all hopes of the US changing its transportation infrastructure model.
To be honest I don't think those costs will hold. On one hand it's great that China has so many high speed rail lines now (it really saves me commute time when traveling there), but they probably overestimated short term demand, even for a popular route like Beijing-Shanghai.
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bladerunner
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Re: The Fastest Train in the World is in China!!
I wonder how they would operate HSR in regions that can have very heavy snowfalls etc, and what about in areas where the share common trks with the regular train, smashing into a snow drift at 400kph would be horrendous. Plus don't the regular engines have cattle fenders etc,
I wonder how they would operate HSR in regions that can have very heavy snowfalls etc, and what about in areas where the share common trks with the regular train, smashing into a snow drift at 400kph would be horrendous. Plus don't the regular engines have cattle fenders etc,
Re: The Fastest Train in the World is in China!!
For the most part the tracks are made exclusively for high speed rail. The HSR only uses conventional track at low speed portions of it's line. I'd imagine operational speed might be lower when it's snowing and they probably actively clear snow from the tracks and use de-icing agents.
For the most part the tracks are made exclusively for high speed rail. The HSR only uses conventional track at low speed portions of it's line. I'd imagine operational speed might be lower when it's snowing and they probably actively clear snow from the tracks and use de-icing agents.
solarz
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Re: The Fastest Train in the World is in China!!
LOL, when's the last time you've been to China? Considering that you have to bring your own toilette paper to most public washrooms, I seriously doubt you'll find toilet seat covers on a train with thousands and thousands of people on it.
hmmm you've heard of toilet seat covers right?
LOL, when's the last time you've been to China? Considering that you have to bring your own toilette paper to most public washrooms, I seriously doubt you'll find toilet seat covers on a train with thousands and thousands of people on it.
bluewater2012
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Re: The Fastest Train in the World is in China!!
Not to mention this kind of toilet can also be turned into a squat toilet by pref. just by squatting on top of the toilet seat. Trust me many will prefer to do this before they get comfortable with it.
Not to mention this kind of toilet can also be turned into a squat toilet by pref. just by squatting on top of the toilet seat. Trust me many will prefer to do this before they get comfortable with it.
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22 percent of workers don't have a job? I didn't know that unemployment was this bad...
22 percent of workers don't have a job? I didn't know that unemployment was this bad...
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If that "white paper" is stating 22% unemployment in China I feel that is wrong..or perhaps it is counting the seasonal migrant workers as unemployed.
If that "white paper" is stating 22% unemployment in China I feel that is wrong..or perhaps it is counting the seasonal migrant workers as unemployed.
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