By Peter De Keles

Author  Bio Is faster better? Not according to this Washington Post article. What is the first clue? The firing and detention of the country's top railway official.

Title:	Are China's high-speed trains heading off the rails?
Publication:	Washington Post
Date:	04/26/11
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Category	Real Trains
Overview	China's expanding network of ultramodern high-speed trains has come under growing scrutiny here over costs and because of concerns that builders ignored safety standards in the quest to build faster trains in record time. Last week, the new leadership at the Railways Ministry announced that to enhance safety, the top speed of all trains was being decreased from about 218 mph to 186. Without elaborating, the ministry called the safety situation "severe" and said it was along the entire network of tracks.
URL Link	Link to Washington Post article
Click to download the attached file(s): china.pdf Link to PDF file of the Post article. (89KB)

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Chinese Hi Speed Trains

Looks like a definite hit piece designed to totally discredit hi speed rail projects by association. Not nearly as problematic as BP oil drilling, nuclear meltdowns, worldwide oil/gas prices, and the continuing revelations about insider trading and favoritism through the bailouts.

Mike Evans - 04/29/2011 - 15:43

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