Originally Posted by
moondog
If it were possible to go all the way to HK on the same train, maybe a different story.
Eye it on 2015 or so .. if our Legislator pass the proposal for "highest cost per KM" in history build out project
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_B.../KL10Cb01.html
Actually you may have chance to ride on CRH1 / CRH2 (Shikensen E2), the CRH trainsets ordered for sleeper unit (according to Chinese Wiki
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%92%...%BB%84#CRH2E_2)
Originally Posted by
mosburger
Guangzhou - Wuhan should get the CRH3 that is based on the German Siemens Velaro/ICE3.
It seems they actually put CRH2 (Shikensen E2) on the same line also (at least when I see it in news when they go online)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan%E...-Speed_Railway
Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
Shanghai Maglev - Stupid Prestige Object
Tianjin High Speed Rail - Olympic Prestige Object
This new line is just another white elephant that will never see any financial profit and the sole purpose is prestige propaganda.
While I agree on the Maglev, the Tianjin HSR seems make more sense ....
BTW ... take a look at history of Shikansen, they are not any better if without government bail-out (well sort of .. re-organization in other terms)
the GZ - Wuhan is only part of the bigger plan, which include GZ - HK, Wuhan - BJ and Wuhan - Shanghai
For rail projects its always not the rail itself to easily break-even (forget about profit), but it's enabling country-wide economy development, ease road / air traffic (which makes car travel faster) and the development of the rail itself to push employment etc... economist always complain how traffic jam contribute to lost of efficiency which slows the development of one place.
The next decade of China you will see China having High Speed Railway / Subway opening basically every year to ease the traffic due to economy development