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The title is misleading. These trains will have an actual operating speed of 360kph (224mph). In contrast, the fastest shinkansen trains (hayabusa) currently op

• melling 7y ago
  China has 19,000 miles of high-speed rail, with a lot more on the way. If they use the technology, they’ll be saving billions of riders many hours a year.
  • AFascistWorld 7y ago
    No it does not work like that, not everybody needs and can afford top speed, rails and trains and the wear and tear cost significantly more. Even in China only a few popular routes and during holidays have high attendance rates, the Shanghai-Beijing route has a profit of around 1 billion usd and is considered big news, most routes struggle to pay interest. According to China Railway, from 300 km/h to 350 km/h will increase resistance by 40%, power consumption by more than 50%. China already has trains with similar speed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuxing_(train) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuxing_(train)
    • cheerlessbog 7y ago
      > power consumption by more than 50%. If generation gets cleaner and cheaper that's less relevant. We only know one way to power aircraft and CO2 is intrinsic to it.
    • melling 7y ago
      2 billion rides a year. That’s an efficient way to move that many people. Better than cars and jets. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China