The world’s ‘fastest’ bullet train is a remarkable feat of engineering

[@electricviking]

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[@RWBHere]

The irony of posting 'green' topic videos on YT for thousands of people to view them, while they're lodged on servers in huge data centres! I wonder what the Carbon footprint of the average video is? 🤔

[@GUTIANMU]

As I sit here in China where I've lived on and off for 17 years it's hard to fathom the speed at which the country progresses unless you're here witnessing it. My wife hates to fly so whenever we travel the country it's always by high-speed train or we drive our Nio. Everyone, anyone should come here and find out what it's all about for themselves. It's a wonderful country that I choose to call home. Thanks Sam

[@mattjohnson9753]

It’s a totalitarian police state hellhole.

[@mcelkunakt2575]

I am touched by your nice words. Thank you so much!

[@drzhanga]

@@ianxyoutube You are comparing a place with 1.4 billion people to another with 23 million, that's 60x the population. Just imagine 0.001% of that 1.4 billion people carries a gun or some kind of assault weapon on to the trains or into public spaces. Being able to run a system this good with 1.4b people is simply incredible, and no single country out there does it better than China. I'm more than happy to have the surveillances, 20 years ago when there were no surveillance in place, you can get back stabbed and robbed on public streets in major cities, and terrorist activities everywhere in public spaces. And now I have that peace of mind letting my wife go out at 2AM to grab food, that kind of freedom we don't even have when living in Los Angeles, i'm a 36 year old 5'11'' 200 pound grown man, and I'm scared to go out after 8pm in Los Angeles even when carrying a firearm. So, it depends on how you look at it, surveillance while taking away some of your freedom, it provides a better kind of freedom the United States can only dream about.

[@hw4361]

@@ianxyoutube We have to many people and tourists here in mainland, so we need to do reservation for those train/museum activities. using ID/face/fingerprint/pawprint is just a method to verify that is correct reservation and also to reduce the consumption of paper. And vending machine? We can use mobile phone or face ID here but you can still use cash on it and it is also valid for subway ticket vending machine. Regarding ATM, we can use it with bank card or face ID without a bank card, can you withdraw your money without a card in TW? Are you able to borrow a book without a membership or an ID in TW? Oh, nevertheless, TW is NO.1! TW has freedom and democracy. The most beautiful thing in TW is people like you guys.

[@sunshinesun121]

LUCKY You !! Many souls who love to be in your position.

[@ClivesChronicles]

Having been to China a couple of times and used their high speed network I can only suggest more Australians go and visit. It’s amazing!

[@zhangyi5145]

isn't it a national security threat to australia? LOL

[@ClivesChronicles]

@ Well the Australian government has managed to negotiate 2 weeks visa free travel to China for Australian citizens. So in answer to your question - No.

[@azzevria8034]

Notice how infrequent images of Chinese HSR are featured on Australian MSM? Mushrooming Aussies helps to avoid pressures on the Australian political class to match Chinese infrastructures and technological advances.

[@logomo7]

The Chinese garlics are dangerous, according to some American Senator. I fear for my life. 🤣😂

[@bjolantanni992]

plz don't come to China. It is good to stay in the dream of China is Collapsing, don't ever wake up.

[@passby8070]

As a fellow Aussie, my family and I are travelling China crisscrossing across the country using its superfast HSR network. We could have gone anywhere for our holidays, but here in China mainly due to the affordable and convenient transportation system along with other the super modern amenities and its deep cultural experience.

[@kstephenson9465]

We visited China from Aus for the 1st time and we were blown away on how futuristic China is compared to Australia even, it’s so safe and as importantly so cheap, enjoy!

[@antwango]

China is aiming to have all of Asia and the rest of the world barring the US and UK interconnected up! you can travel to those places the old fashioned way XDDD

[@norinah9439]

Agree China HSR is already on another level and why my last four holidays have been in China with another trip booked for next month. If you want to experience the future there is no other place to visit for convenience, affordability, wide variety of scenery, history with a genuinely friendly helpful people. Imagine Perth Sydney in 12 hours in better comfort than first class air travel, Never trust western media beat-ups of China.

[@mdzia131]

Some media now will say,"oh, it's over capacity, it's national security issues.,blah,blah."😅

[@tkh2944]

Noticed they've been quiet lately ... ? It's because they can't think fast enough with that whirlwind of information coming out ! Seriously, they are at a loss what to make of it, what to say of it or what to do if it ! 😂

[@tonyh7158]

Don't forget At what cost?

[@tondematongo32]

Yeah right...at what cost does the US build it overhyped overpriced weapons

[@rexyuan6508]

@@tkh2944 so true

[@el4369]

BBC: but at what cost😂🤣

[@cultoftranquility9616]

Here in Sweden they've been talking about building a high speed train route for 20 years now, but still no action, incredible ....

[@harysastra]

that's why Sweden suddenly joined NATO (No action Talk Only)

[@captives6479]

When mentioning Sweden, what only comes to my mind is Swedish Erotica films.

[@jk9876]

pls allow me to make a guess, even nothing got done, probably millions have been spent. that is what normally happens in Canada.

[@ChrisSmith-bh2hg]

Only 20? Why Australia has been talking for 40 years with nothing built.

[@yours_sincerely48]

Sweden should just offer money to china to build HSR. Two years time Sweden have HSR...Sweden can nams it Volvo

[@ragnarokws2670]

When China say they has to achieve something they will make the words come true.

[@FreeSpeech-z6j]

ccp has no money for it cinese citizens, however wasting money on infrastructure for no demand, now that's oversupply with cinese characteristics

[@117page4]

@@FreeSpeech-z6j Do you even listen to yourself? Who is China building the bullet trains for? Her citizens, suprise! Chinese ppl are making enough money to ride the trains， they don't need government handouts. And it's called CPC not CCP.

[@jacksun6897]

I work in Beijing, and it takes me 1 hour to travel 20 kilometers back to my place. But if I take the Fuxing bullet train (350 km/h) to my hometown, it’s 320 kilometers in just 58 minutes. So yeah, after work, it’s actually faster for me to go 320 kilometers to my hometown than to travel 20 kilometers to my home in the city. Many Chinese people are already used to 350 km/h, so 450 km/h isn’t really that big of a deal for us.

[@dr_emmz]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, that's crazy bro, China is insane

[@niyazzmoithu20]

That's just unbelievable! 🤯 Covering 320 kilometers in just 58 minutes? Meanwhile, it takes me the same amount of time to crawl 32 kilometers to my college on a bus.💀

[@rahulsah6865]

😂😂😂damn I laughed so hard... I just hope they can build something similar in my lifetime so that I don't have to leave my hometown

[@biochemwang2421]

Yeah, people should live in suburban districts of a big city, that is the future.

[@IanFong-mt4yp]

CR450 hsr, 6th Gen Stealth fighters, China space station and NEVs,etc,etc,etc.

[@paolopetrozzi2213]

China doesn't even have a fifth-gen fighter jet... Either all of you are Chinese trolls, which you are, or all of you are a bunch of 12-year-old children who believe everything the Chinese want you to believe...

[@ln9784]

and deepseek🎉

[@mcelkunakt2575]

@@ln9784 and KJ-3000, and 076 carrier "sichuan"

[@dennyliu7494]

and Unitree

[@Voxabonable]

That's what no democracy and freedom brings you, truly terrible. Nah can't have that. Chinese should know their place and just make socks and stuff

[@Driver6M]

I think high speed rail is misunderstood by many people. High speed rail is expensive to build and maintain but it has large benifits for countries as a whole and the people that live there. Instead of thinking only of profits, we need to understand that high speed rail is like any other infrastructure project that increases a countries' efficiency.

[@ShnNar1000x]

Yes, but the Chinese HSR is now also profitable. It was not at first but supported as a public good, with the expectation it would get profitable over time. That time has arrived.

[@mateusmahumane8990]

In other words HSR is a public good, can not solely be seen in terms of profit. It is like roads, hospitals, schools etc.

[@cinpeace353]

Also lot more environmentally friendly than planes.

[@biochemwang2421]

@@ShnNar1000x No, only a few super busy HSR lines are profitable now.

[@inmars2023]

The most important thing about high-speed rail is the efficiency of short-distance travel. I can visit a city 200 kilometers away in just one hour. This distance is not suitable for flying. Driving by yourself will also be very tiring. If there is a traffic jam, it will take at least four or five hours to get there. Most counties in China have high-speed rail lines, and there are many trains every day.

[@Thinkofwhat]

Instead of spending $360 billion on aukus subs we could have HSRails from Melb to Queensland & Melb to Perth easy I reckon…..still spares for Melb metro to Melb Airport and the best conventional submarines from Germany or France and still have leftover:)

[@Discovery2024-rn8kn]

But the military industrial complex will be unable to siphon money out of AU tax bas, plus so many contractors get kickbacks and intentional delays to milk money from the treasury

[@nhp1800]

Corruption in high places should explain..🤫

[@steventan2550]

That is how the US make sure all its allies can never overtake it in anyway.

[@mutopz]

$360b is around 1/5 of Australia GDP. It's similar to the repatriation China paid the British Empire after the first Opium war.

[@hypocritehater1673]

Dumb leader chosen by the gullible,a perfect combination

[@7hx89]

Good catch. Transportation is really a holistic system. Better public transportation surely will make the world smaller and people closer.

[@eugenec7130]

I am all for high speed train (HSR) instead of air travel. The very recent air disasters in Aktau, Kazakhstan and Muan, South Korea are stark reminders of the risks of air travel, although air travel experts and industry keep saying air travel is super safe. HSR is not only safer, but is also cheaper and more convenient to travel on, more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly. But the Americans still prefer air travel to HSR, they don't have any HSR.

[@timp6356]

America and Australia (vast distances countries like China) can only dream on while making do with their inefficient, polluting air travel. Transport efficiency is one contributing reason for China's low cost goods manufacture.

[@agusedyanto3324]

Because the US government believes that it will bring down commercial aircraft manufacturers and car manufacturers.

[@cinpeace353]

It is always on time too.

[@JL-po5on]

The more important thing for China is that China is evolving as well , not waiting for other nations to develop or catch up closer: China is all set to build its first hyperloop train line between Shanghai and Hangzhou, according to the nation’s top engineering and rail design institutes. The 150 km-long (93-mile) in-vacuum tunnel will allow maglev trains to travel at speeds of up to 1,000km/h (621mph). The line is expected to be operational by 2035.

[@DorJinTan]

seriously?!

[@ChivuShencoAI]

China is "notoriously" known for finishing projects way earlier than scheduled. Might as well be 2033...(!!!)

[@meteor-night]

being first with hyperloop trains sounds scary tho because its a tecnology that humans havent really experimented yet but hopefully it will work out well (im a chinese just to clarify any misunderstandings)

[@larryc1616]

That's pass the sound barrier like a 747 😮

[@Wasaga1951]

Meanwhile Elon has shutdown hyperloop.😅😅😅

[@Steve-co1ic]

If anyone wants to know how not to build a high speed rail line look up HS2 in the UK, an absolute joke

[@henrylee3379]

China stole tech from HS2.

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

Can't beat india hsr who is still having japan to build one for them.

[@james_l4337]

UK once make Metro? & I believe supply HK 1st metro system Unfortunately company no longer exist? One day may be this industry will be back although by then other maglev be in use

[@B.H90]

Sorry i think our CA HSR will be the better " role model." might take anther 10 yrs just to have train run on it

[@bobdeng1886]

@@B.H90 Can you?

[@Khalistan_Zindabaddd]

China using tax payer's money to build high speed trains so that her population can travel around the country in less time while usa using tax payer's money to launch wars all over the world 😂

[@nilslivetlanga9710]

Central government pays a bit, local governments have to pay the most, needed to sell lots of land for property development (what is going on in the real estate market in CN?), in less densely populated areas not much ticket sales, local governments don't get any profit on their investments and are going bankrupt are can not deliver any services to their inhabitants anymore , looks like that coin has a real flipside too.

[@foodparadise5792]

@@nilslivetlanga9710 CN's real estate market is much better than the US in a relative sense. WHY? there is no homeless people in China, try to find that in any western countries. Governments don't make profit; they provide public services...you should be scare if government only cares for profits like private corporations.

[@foodparadise5792]

CN's real estate market is much better than the US in a relative sense. WHY? there is no homeless people in China, try to find that in any western countries.

[@protagonist9716]

I hate American government causing bloody wars in the middle East. People are dying of starvation n thirst in Gaza and western media has stopped covering it

[@hclau218]

​@@nilslivetlanga9710Was going to say something, then 😅 realized that I am wasting my time on haters.

[@Voxabonable]

China tested their HSR to 480km/h more than a decade ago. There's a huge difference between technical achievement and actual mass production for public use. That's to say China gets things done, while most others just showcase something new to suck in investment hyping up share prices and have little to show for at the end.

[@larryc1616]

Crony capitalism

[@KUANGCHI-ot6tt]

There is a fun fact is before 2011，the Chinese bullet train always go above 450kph sometime to catch up time. I witnessed quite a lot of times😅. However the 2011 accident changes everything. The train speed is strictly restricted below 350+20.

[@moss550]

There is always a delay between experimental and commercialisation. The current state of the art I China is the 600 kph CRRC 600, but it will be a few years before that will reach maturity. The newest commercial CR450 will operate at 400kph at in service.

[@JIMMY-nz1ld]

Another very important point is that Chinese High speed trains are always on time.

[@ZweiZwolf]

China built 46,000+ km of High Speed Rail in about a decade, and continues to add 3,000 km annually, toward a 70,000 km target that interconnects ALL Chinese cities. It is as ambitious as the US Interstate System, and fits the Chinese national character of national infrastructure for national benefit. Significantly, it is all electric, so China's massive renewables push makes the long term operation a little cheaper and greener every year. By 2030, almost ALL Chinese transportation will be electric, powered by renewables. Aside, it is a little surprising that Australia doesn't run a HSR line down the western coast, powered by solar and wind, as the national benefit would be enormous.

[@biochemwang2421]

Voting for another leader is supposed to solve everything, anything 😎

[@momo36542]

Happy New Year to you and your family Sam!

[@jeffschueler1182]

Meanwhile, in the United States they have Amtrak 🚂

[@kenw.4539]

All Amtrak schedules are hostage to railroad freight companies allowing passenger rail to pass through even though it's against the law to prioritize freight over passengers but no is interested in enforcing the law since as far as they're concerned, we can just drive a car.

[@jeffschueler1182]

@ You apparently missed my point.

[@NopWorks]

No need to be humble. The US got Brightline and Amtrak's Acela express. There are even some Brightline projects being planned & built right now!

[@tonysofla]

@@NopWorks Florida Brightline Miami to Orlando airport (not sure why I would want to go to an airport while passing by 3 others on the way), time 3hrs 15minutes, to go with a car to Disneyworld: 3hrs, where is the advantage? Chinese trains get you from the Province capital to the next Province capital nearly 3times faster than driving.

[@qjtvaddict]

@@NopWorks2 lines that are very flawed

[@youngkreisler]

Yes! Take your boys too. They will love it! Energy consumption per passenger in high-speed rail is about 1/8 of commerical jetliner. I haven't taken a fliight in China for year. HSR is so easy, pleasant, comfortable, and economical. A Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane line would be perfect for 450kmph technology. I hope Australia will be able to overcome geopolitical pressure and build it one day.

[@KimLee-n4c]

But Australia, being hostile to China in reality, would never consider using China for any future highspeed train. It will consider Japan, Korea, France, Germany & Spain for the train and/or rolling stock. It takes inspiration from the British HS2, the California highspeed train project etc. It prefers to pay more than twice as much and much longer to complete because the CRRC highspeed trains are dodgy & cannot be trusted; besides there are security concerns.

[@etbuch4873]

@@KimLee-n4c , Do you think Australian lobsters and Australasian red wines pos no security concerns and are not dodgy, if you were so adamant about being dodgy and security concerns? 🤣🤣🤣

[@tomchupick9450]

For over 20 years I have taken the TGV train from Paris to Marseille. This 774 km distance takes exactly 3 hours and 8 minutes, and is about 2 hours faster door-to-door than flying. It’s also a lot more comfortable and cheaper. Most sub-1000 km flights should eventually be replaced by high speed rail.

[@josippenezic7106]

TGV Frances railway can go 570 km/h and that was like 15 years ago if i remember correctly .

[@meteor-night]

​@@josippenezic7106they can but pratically they wont ever use those high speeds because of safety reason, while in china most tracks are direct so theres more efficiency by having fast trains used at fast speed

[@bjolantanni992]

Having lived in China for years, I've observed that many Chinese people genuinely prefer Westerners to remain in their belief that China is on the brink of collapse. They seem content to let others stay in this "sweet dream" and don't ever wake up😂😂😂

[@rayhuang6155]

西方人相信什么跟我们无关，所以我们懒得跟他们辩论。🤓

[@joekertesz8470]

I remember going 431km/h (and have a picture to prove it) from Shanghai city to the airport way back in 2015 on the train.

[@nilslivetlanga9710]

Shanghai's Maglev uses 3 Transrapid trains from Germany and one cloned locally.

[@cheekeongchan6605]

China has the only operational high speed Maglev (length 30.5km). The other Maglev trains are running at 100 km/hr. Learning about the high maintenance & operational costs and how to improve and innovate in order to build longer distance high speed Maglev lines.

[@metricstormtrooper]

That's on the mag lev, my son was tuck only going 300kl/h there because it was raining. Still a blistering speed and I envy him for that Experience

[@james_l4337]

Yes that's Maglev, no wheels, float on air Made by Germany China have made few other maglev, if recall 60-80km/hr, 120km/hr etc. is to roll out 600km/hr However budget likely plays a role as to reality Supposedly 2027 line be build for 600km/hr Initial cost will be staggering One day maglev will be buiod, then slow replacement of existing HSR network to maglev

[@catbertevil750]

@@james_l4337 I heard the planned second beijing to shanghai "HSR" would be a maglev line... the current HSR line between beijing and shanghai is already over the capacity and IS very profitable so the second new line would be a faster more expensive line.

[@ivanho7268]

Major obstacles to high speed train concept in US are the oil companies, airlines and automobile companies.

[@mijmijrm]

... because of dollar democracy. It's like politicians, on taking office, pledge to honour the highest bidding lobbyist.

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cheers brother

[@electricviking]

Thanks for the visit

[@michaelfung4629]

Been on the 350km/h ones. Very stable, tbh- i didn't believe it was doing that speed. Went to Japan recently- did the Nozomi bullet train. Can't even compare. All the anti China flag wavers are in for a rude shock.

[@mohdshaharol8599]

Agreed Sir..China's CR450 prototype has set a new world record by achieving speeds of 450 km/h, surpassing all previous high-speed trains. With advanced technologies ensuring safety, energy efficiency, and passenger comfort, this innovation cements China’s position as a leader in global rail transport as the groundbreaking CR450, China's latest high-speed train that is setting new global standards in rail travel. With a top speed of 450 km/h, the CR450 is officially the fastest train in the world. This incredible feat of engineering not only showcases China’s technological superiority but also leaves Western countries scrambling to catch up.... China ready to travel faster than ever, greener, and more comfortably...😔🤔

[@kaiulani3044]

Domestic flights in China are actually cheaper than taking a high-speed train. For short to medium distances, the airliners find it hard to compete against the high-speed trains.

[@Shah-gc9pf]

China is wonderful, focusing and spending heavily on R&D for innovation. While India on the other hand is busy reaserching on finding hindu idols under centuries old mosques. These stark differences show the priorities of the governments

[@SPEECH1209]

你們的政府這麼做是為了選票 所以請別怪政府 要怪選民

[@AprezaRenaldy]

The Indonesian fast train Jakarta-Bandung uses version CR 400 (maximum speed 420km/hour. And service operation speed 350km/hour). This new CR450 model has a maximum speed of 460km/h and a service operation speed of 400km/h.

[@jaap0e]

In Europe we learn from politics that China is bad. We fail in many ways China is building projects and we make walls. Pointing to each other. Our Governments should be working together because of climate change. More important than personal power for a short period.

[@NoiserToo]

@@jaap0e - we are learning that climate change is a concocted problem that clearly tilts the scales in China’s favor. Germans are about to go to elections, how do you think those fired workers will be voting?

[@nilslivetlanga9710]

High speed trains started in Japan with their Shinkansen, then France with the TGV, then Germany with ICE and Maglev trains. We have a quit developed high speed train network in Europe. Maybe you were missing out on that. Thank you

[@Sengyipgoh]

Europe is doomed. Politicians were bought over by WEF rich elite dude😂 when are you all revolt against that.

[@josippenezic7106]

TGV Frances railway can go 570 km/h and that was like 15 years ago . They go only 250 km/h because ecology, energy savings and noise . Nowadays you can go from Paris to Barcelona faster than plane if you sum up time of check ins .

[@xxoo-lp6vc]

due to most politicians only having four years to collect $ , so he don't plan for the people long-term benefit.

[@johnnyel]

Good info. Love to see people pushing the envelope. For countries that don't have open point-to-point open/level space luxury, I'd imagine a raised rail system is required for much of the journey. I don't like airport security hassle either, but it will happen to rail also after one moron passenger with something in their shoe.

[@sunshinesun121]

The BIGGEST Migration of any living BEING in the World ...... Starts in 2 weeks for the Chinese Lunar New Year. Expect over 700million Passengers !!!! Or over 1,500,000,000 trips ( Connecting, Switching lines ,etc ) on HSR in China.

[@DorJinTan]

Soo, d Chinese maglev has to up its game to 800kmh now... Insane

[@xmb6793]

chinese maglev in trial now have 3 version from 3 different company. 600km/h, 700km/hour, and 1000 km/h.

[@agusedyanto3324]

They are reportedly building a 1000 km/h maglev now.

[@robertcampbell6521]

And here we are in Australia with our trains being slower than old steam trains in England

[@Hystericall]

amazing, wish we had even 200km per hour trains here in US

[@tonysofla]

they tested two of them meeting in a tunnel at that speed: Chinese bullet train reaches 453 kph in test run

[@andrewr.7223]

China's progress is just UNSTOPPABLE! Rest of the world is FAR LEFT BEHIND. Congratulations to all the people involved in this awesome project!! 🥇🧠💪🇨🇳🥇

[@jetman258]

Sam, those electric boats with hydro foils look interesting also! 👍👍👍

[@manwingchi9156]

I guarantee you US and West accused China of stealing their technologies. Even they have not got high speed railway yet. 😂😂😂😂

[@SMJ-l6r]

How much high speed rail has the US built and how much have the Chinese taken from them? Is that why there are no more rails left!?

[@ChickensAndGardening]

I haven't heard anyone in the U.S. saying "Oh, those nasty Chinese stole our high speed rail, so now we don't have any. Give it back!!!"

[@lala-ru1jj]

its japan

[@peterk5981]

@@ChickensAndGardening But I heard a lot about the Americans bitching about Chinese railway being not safe.

[@peterk5981]

@@lala-ru1jj Japan copied a lot of things from the West, including train system (from Germany).

[@SunshineShane]

The success for EVs in China has 3 reasons: 1. EVs there are cheaper 2. Electricity there is much cheaper 3. They have bullet-trains for medium and long distance travel. It is not an option in Europe.

[@peteregan3862]

450 kmh is a key benchmark for rail. Half the speed of intercontinental airliners, and also the max service speed of the German Transrapid EMS Maglev built in China more than 2O years ago. Due to the short route (31 km), it is restricted to 431kmh). In Australia we should build EMS Maglev with 450 kmh top service speed. The system is far cheaper than the Japanese EDS Maglev. Many reasons to limit ground travel speed to 450 kmh which I won't go into here. Maglev needs less maintenance, costs less than conventional HS trains - in part because it rides on a continuous viaduct which means it can be in the air clear of the ground level disruptions which make HS conventional train systems very expensive.

[@agusedyanto3324]

Conventional HS trains are much more expensive than maglev because of the many moving/rotating/frictional and wearing components that require regular maintenance and replacement.

[@yogabethel6011]

If your in China and want to go fast Try The China Shanghai Maglev. it goes 430 km/h (268 mph).

[@lvjinbin28]

Imagine that if the United States can move towards a green energy, America wouldn't have attack Iraq.😅😂

[@antwango]

Electric Viking the only dude in Aus with the newest gadgets

[@kl9518]

I travelled the Shanghai maglev back in 2004 at 430km. Amazingly smooth and fast.

[@Mandom007]

I like the cr450 af better design wise

[@shabinthegreat]

WOW! NOT A SINGLE DISLIKE OR HATER!!! WOW! E-VIKING!!! KUDOS HEILA!!! 😉😆

[@chopinmack5418]

China connects City to City by High Speed Trains. Typically, local Metro network is linked w/ the High Speed Train Station and you can take the local subways to get into different places in the city . Would Australia stop the Aukus subs project and use the money on High Speed Trains connecting all major Cities ?

[@andrewr.7223]

The actual highest COMMERCIAL operating speed of high-speed trains in various countries in the world (as of January 2025, excluding Shanghai Maglev): 🇨🇳China: CR400 series, CRH380 series and CRH3C at 350km/h. 🇮🇩Indonesia: KCIC400AF series at 350km/h. 🇯🇵Japan: E5/H5 series at 320km/h. 🇩🇪Germany: ICE3 Velaro series at 320km/h. 🇨🇵France: TGV Duplex series at 320km/h. 🇬🇧UK: Eurostar E320 series at 320km/h. 🇲🇦Morocco: ONCF Al Boraq at 320km/h. 🇰🇷South Korea: KTX series at 305km/h 🇪🇦Spain: AVE series at 300km/h. 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia: Haramain at 300km/h. 🇮🇹Italy: Frecciarossa 1000 & AGV 575 at 300km/h. 🇹🇷Turkey: TCDD HT65000 and Siemens Velaro at 250km/h. 🇷🇺Russia: Siemens Velaro RUS or RZD Sapsan at 250km/h. 🇺🇲USA: Acela Express at 240km/h. 🇺🇿Uzbekistan: UTY EMU-250 & Talgo 250 at 230km/h Having said that, the introduction in China of the brand-new #CR450 high-speed train from rolling stock manufacturer #CRRC (currently the largest train manufacturer in the world) will speeding up the current commercial speed from 350 km/h (already highest in the world) to 400 km/h, which is, honestly, insane!!! The #CR450 has two variants: the CR450AF and the CR450BF. Both type of them has same technical characteristics; a TOP/DESIGN SPEED of up to 450 km/h and an OPERATIONAL/COMMERCIAL SPEED of 400 km/h. Below, I'll leave links to the presentation videos for each variant: CR450AF General introduction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3TGgIqhrdOoe9Esi=81mh1YVUGkdLlVn6 Main features presentation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSzZmmdrdtqpNEsi=FNodxDFeQgodH9Wp CR450BF General introduction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXbXnY2gYsebl5Isi=1UTXalWkKXBx0xvl Main features presentation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKrJdYqhf8mUgrssi=q0K2AuLy2WyfppBu

[@paulrandolph8469]

In Japan, too, it seems the whole country goes on vacation at the same time.

[@Sparky5960]

I am massively increasing flying as love traveling. I have used fast trains in China and they are amazing. Australia is so far behind.

[@cheekeongchan6605]

To be fair to Australia, there was a propsal to build a HSR from Sydney to Melbourne circa 2000s (had downloaded the proposal from Oz govt website). The Oz govt decided not to build it stating that it could afford to build it but taxpayers will hv to support it for the next 30 years. Probably not enough passenger traffic to pay for the operational expenses (OPEX).

[@drizza6489]

A train trip from Sydney to Newcastle, a 150km journey takes 2.5hrs, Aussie badly needs china to help build the inaugural high speed rail.

[@charliezwl]

A TV report on HSR mention Europe & Japan, omit the country with the longest HSR & built one in Aussie northern neighbor it is an indicator of politic & media cycle hate China to the bone. Allowing China build is unthinkable.

[@joeyp1927]

"And I also love the fact that these trains run on electricity," said the ELECTRIC Viking. I think high speed rail would be new regular topic for this channel, if the electricity comes from renewable sources.

[@zen1647]

Electrified rail > other rail > EV or flying

[@WinklerAxel]

Correction: China already has a Maglev train running with a max speed of max 431km/h! Shanghai Maglev Train (also called Shanghai Transrapid) is the first Maglev line in China and the first and the fastest operational commercial Maglev Train in the world, which represents the high technology, wisdom, creativity of human being. Started from 2006, Shanghai Maglev Train runs between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Longyang Road in downtown Shanghai. With a top speed of 431 km/h, it shortens the 30 km (18.6 mi) journey to only 8 minutes, offering great convenience and special Maglev Train experience for transferring between downtown Shanghai and Pudong International Airport.

[@asdfasdffdcd]

Correction: we dont care.

[@williamwongkimping3998]

🐸🐸🐸​@@asdfasdffdcd🐸🐸🐸you such a losers. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lucianowillemse8244]

​@@asdfasdffdcdCorrection: You don't care. You don't speak for everyone😂

[@yezih2694]

@@asdfasdffdcdyou only represent yourself, dumbas*

[@poros4588]

@@asdfasdffdcd Correction: YOU don't care because you're too busy being pround of your skin color and sucking upto folks like Elon. The rest of the working people around the world do care.

[@liuyizhi71]

No doubt, in China, by far the preferred way of displacement is for railway. Furthermore, as science can make it speedier with time, making it affordable to travel greater distances in the same amount of time, travel by plane for the Chinese will be left only for intercontinental trip. Worth to mention that China seeks integration with neighboring countries via high speed trains.

[@peter-world-traves]

USA have longest High speed rail: California high speed rail I meant by building time.

[@ericliume]

Longer, slower and heavier(in debt)

[@jacintochua6885]

Sperd around turns and coners are obviously taken into consideration. Engineers know.

[@chriscain7333]

we are planning 1000 km/h ones too, we will see these being introduced into service in a couple of years.

[@james_l4337]

Yes, 600km/hr maglev be 1st suppose to be start build 2027 China Do u have news if it is still going ahead?

[@chriscain7333]

@@james_l4337 yeah, i remember couple of weeks ago i read about, im sure we will be able to in a couple of years

[@chriscain7333]

@@james_l4337 yeah, there was news a couple of weeks back, it will enter service in a few years time, if plus china speed, in 2 years

[@canismajoris3910]

Supposedly the next upgrade for the high speed rails are the 600kph trains. There are development of 1000kph Maglevs. My understanding is there are both, 1000kph Maglev trains and 1000kph Maglev Hyperloop. Not sure if it will be one or the other, or both will be developed. The rumour is that is suppose to travel among regions. China truly has taken over the dreams of humanity( that used to be the US ), dream bigger and further.

[@james_l4337]

@canismajoris3910 600km/hr is near or already completed then went silent Supposedly public line build start ~2027 (compete with Japan) however Japan economy is in dire straits, China is a better then others still economy is not great China likely post pone this Guess it's to do with budget & higher up decide continue expanding HSR cheaper 1000km/hr is trial testing, no passenger prototype yet, not ready for few decade more

[@godzillamothra5983]

I hate flying, I have flight phobia, for me, airport is the second most hated place for me after hospital. Train on the other hand, is my fave.

[@jimgraham6722]

After World War 2, Japans bullet trains transformed the national economy fostering protracted growth. The same has happened in most places where HSR has been introduced. Such a system would totally transform regional Australia along the Melbourne.- Bundaberg, Adelaide - Port Augusta and Albany - Geraldton axies.

[@centralkingdom8141]

The fastest is yet to come. They have new super fast Meglav train coming in few years time.

[@user-qb6zw8ex8f]

Csnt wait for you to use the HSR and hear of your HSR experience 😅 Sam 🎉 happy New year 🎉

[@luongtam9087]

I love high speed train, my first ride was from Osaka to Tokyo in 1980. My first high speed ride in China was 2008( it was packed). It is very cheap in China to ride a high speed train. I took an hour bus in China cost $5USD for 35 miles. For a hundred mile, first class high speed train is $4.25 USD. For second class is half of the price. I don’t know why China uses the term first class, second class. It is kind of discrimination. It can use color code like red, blue, yellow instead 😂😫

[@charlo90952]

There is something crazy about these Chinese trains. they're building one through the Himalayas that will have 500 miles of tunnels. It's actually no fun riding trains through endless tunnels. It's bad enough here in Italy on some of the new lines.

[@hclau218]

Yes, I would absolutely prefer to slog thru mountain snow with donkeys...

[@Truthstelling]

Good thing is that they have internet access all the way inside the tunnel at such high speed

[@show-me-the-details]

My first thoughts is it wouldn't work in Australia or be safe because of vandalism

[@dicky-duck6632]

There is speculation that Luxon is in talks to establish a high-speed rail line, capable of reaching speeds of up to 450 km/h, between Auckland and Wellington. He is rumored to be planning an official announcement during his trip to China early this year.

[@johnsamu]

I do love those Chinese high speed trains because they are fast, frequent, cheap, reliable and clean(most of the times). But the maximum high speeds aren't always reached because it depends on how often they must stop and the other trains on the network. EVEN small cities often have their own High Speed train station now.

[@sarahkhan2310]

Excellent development. China is advancing fast and very fast on all fronts. Wise visionary leadership and competent responsible people focus dedicated collective governance will bless the people nation with progress prosperity safety security. Well done to the team 👍❤️🇨🇳

[@jiajunhe5744]

Brisbane,Sydney,Melbourne,Perth, if they linked up by this train, the country will be better for sure

[@fatdoi003]

patronage will not be enough to connect to perth....

[@ПИЦКВлад]

❤❤Sam, wish you and your loved ones a meaningful and healthy new year🎉🎉🎉

[@electricviking]

Thank you so much, the same to you!

[@wss29-4sf0]

I like the new Sam that has gone off the blind Tesla worship and presents realities in electrification advances and not forgetting it is to lower pollution and peoples carbon footprint. I drive a tiny, reliable ICE car (Holden Spark) and will replace it with a small electric car with some ground clearance for forest roads. Only need about 300km range but 400 would be better and it needs the reverse flow capability to power my tiny house in emergencies and when going camping. Have 6.6kWh solar panels but no home battery yet. For me a car needs to be basic, getting me from A to B, with some carry space with backseats folded or removed, not to show off power or speed or luxury and complicated tech. I love China, such progress. Amazing what can be done with a government that cares for its people.

[@hong3170]

railway trains can generate electricity when breaking and feed back electricity back to the grids. so they don't need battery.

[@alis.4121]

I small idea (Plugin hybrid train with hydrogen call option) i would love to see that 😂

[@josippenezic7106]

Im sorry to inform you but that exists . Its not technically plug in uses Electricity overhand where it haves and store its to batteries ,and batteries uses where its no electrification to power where its flat terrain then uses diesel generator in difficult conditions like uphill snow technology from 80s . I always wondered why evs uses transition why not like train directly with electricity

[@williamwongkimping3998]

🤣🤣🤣🤣A bunch of SOUR GRAPE in the comment section. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lakshmanprasad2798]

China apparently has now leap frogged Japan and Europe in developing and adopting indigenous Maglev trains, beating all previous records of speed (talking 650km/hr ?). Interestingly, China has built a high speed line in Indonesia too, a populous country with a high demand and growing middle class. High Speed network is capital intensive and the financial model must be worked out extremely carefully considering both tangible/direct and intangible/indirect benefits. Running costs could also be quite high since ensuring high safety standards in both maintenance and operation is critical. IMHO these high speed trains are economically viable if it is driven by green energy. Perhaps demands at least 80-90% patronage. Further, the fares could be just as high as airfares just to break even. Unless the travel is subsidised by the Government, it could be out of reach of many.

[@SteveIceT01]

And the goverment should not treat it to have a breakeven at shortterm. This is a longterm project. This is build for the people not for profit. Profit will come later when this is fully adopted. The plan is also to have a buzzing small and medium size businesses at and around the (train) stations. That's why you will see in Asia that there is/are malls at or near the bigger stations. This concept is now also in Indonesia with their high speed rail.

[@f1aziz]

Chinese government didn't invest in HSR for profit but for a purpose, they wanted high speed connectivity for the massive populous in a massive country. This massive infrastructure will probably never be monetarily profitable.

[@IanThompson-p2r]

Japan also has efficient bullet trains

[@sbjchef]

France's TGV is still the OG, The fastest TGV train is the Project V150, which set the world record for a commercial train on steel wheels at 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) in 2007. The V150 was a specially modified TGV high-speed train

[@agusedyanto3324]

What is generally recognized is the general operational speed and not the record in the test because it is related to safety factors.

[@pharmacist5884]

To achieve that high speed they had to reduce the train weight significantly: instead of the 8 articulated carriages in the middle (push pulled by 2 power cars) they reduce it to only 3. They substituted the powered wheels with larger ones so with the same rotation speed the distance per rotation is increased and finally the drastically increased the voltage on the catenary to give extra powers to the train motors. And at last: the train did not have a lot of pessengers: only a dozen of so engineers and press people. Now I want to see the same speed with a full train with 8 articulated carriages carrying 500 passengers inside the train....I am sure the speed will be drastically reduced.

[@ChickensAndGardening]

I'd love to catch an autonomous EV ride-hail to the high speed rail, zip a quick 200 miles in an hour, and then a ride-hail to my final destination. But in the U.S. this will take decades to get to...if ever. By the way, Japan's mag-lev Shinkansen can go 603 kilometers per hour (375 miles per hour).

[@MASMIWA]

Not yet built, expected completion 2027. China has the first commercial meglev in Shanghai operating in 2021, at 268 mph. "China is developing magnetic levitation (maglev) trains that could revolutionize transportation by connecting cities and villages with speeds of up to 4,000 kilometers per hour (kph). The trains would fly through tubes instead of rolling on railways, and could reduce travel time and improve environmental safety. In February 2024, China's maglev train traveled stably through a 2-kilometer low-vacuum tube at a speed faster than its previous record of 623 kph. T-Flight The T-Flight maglev train was built by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). CASIC built a 1.2-mile track in a low-pressure vacuum tube to test the train. Track In the second phase of testing, CASIC plans to extend the track to 37 miles and allow the train to reach 621 mph." (Google AI)

[@nilslivetlanga9710]

@@MASMIWA Shanghai's 2004 (not for the Olympic Sumer Games...) Maglev uses 3 Transrapid trains from Germany and one cloned locally (My own brains, no AI).

[@accurian0]

@@nilslivetlanga9710 Your memory is off. There was no summer Olympic Games in Shanghai in 2004.

[@nilslivetlanga9710]

​@@accurian0 Yes, your right that was 2008 in Beijing. Now I'm wondring what more was in 2004 in Shanghai then opening of the Maglev line...

[@accurian0]

@@nilslivetlanga9710 I don't remember either.😀

[@robbieb8274]

Same with the Australian high speed rail they want to build shite

[@mjerome1457]

America 🇺🇸 is too dumb to remove the old trains and replace them with High Speed Trains

[@cszuhan]

God! China's high-speed rail is so crazy, I'm a little afraid to ride it.

[@SMJ-l6r]

Its really hard to get any train tickets even near Chinese new year. Ill be able to get a seat up to Hangzhou but beyond that only standing spots are left. Im actually planning to drive this year in a BEV. Hope it doesnt die on me if we get caught in traffic... One time i wish I had went for a PHEV.

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

@6:28. I guess you mean the bullet train network. Not the other rail networks. I would assume that the entire rail network in China would transport more than 10 million people in a day. The entire rail network includes (1) high speed trains (2) normal speed trains and (3) metro trains. The metro by itself would transport more than 10 million people per day!

[@fatdoi003]

10mil passengers on HSR trains per day..... if all full, each train can carry around 1200 people so over 8300 trains in total.... that's kinda mad

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

@fatdoi003 I don't know if the high speed trains carry 10 million passengers per day or not. But I would assume the 10 million would not be the entire rail network (unless we don't count the metro as part of the network) for the reason I mentioned above.

[@patrickkhaw2547]

It's hit 47,000km of high-speed rail.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

your opinion on California high speed railway

[@adamesd3699]

I live in California. It’s a boondoggle project.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

@@adamesd3699 Yeah it will achieve its desired result by 2060s

[@pranshukrishna5105]

@@adamesd3699 California is a mess

[@massimo7219]

@@adamesd3699you’re being very generous with your statement

[@fatdoi003]

you mean a railway connecting from nowhere to nowhere?

[@kbmblizz1940]

High speed train & Robotaxi will be a great alternative to flying within continental. HSpd rail is much more comfortable than flying, more leg room too.

[@nilslivetlanga9710]

High speed trains and other forms of public transport & walkable and cyclable cities are a very convenient alternative for planes and cars.

[@vanverkyo]

WEL TO CHINA🤝

[@meimiaolin2581]

The transport system is incredibly punctual with trains arriving when it says, and leaves when it says.

[@tommiko8313]

Who's got to build the high speed rail for Australia?

[@KimLee-n4c]

Japan or France(Alstom) I guess.

[@kamsunleong6648]

​@@KimLee-n4c Sure but will cost a lot more and takes much longer. The Japanese are having problems with their hsr project in India. Way behind schedule. The French will be expensive and it's no guarantee they can complete it within budget and time agreed. Just check up their on going Hinkley nuclear power plant project in the UK. They are looking at a 14 year delay in completion and will ultimately cost twice the original contract of £18 billion. Much wiser and safer bet to hire the Chinese instead. Even if it's an unappealing proposition to many. But it is what it is. They are the best hsr builders, value for money can buy. They have already completed both the Laos and Indonesian hsr projects recently . Now they are collaborating with Thailand and in talks with Vietnam to connect their rail network in the north to China. You may have also read recently about the signing ceremony in Kyrgyzstan where China will undertake to build a railway line connecting their north western city of Kashgar to neighbor Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Project to start next year. There's is an old Chinese saying : If you want to be rich, first build roads. Tell your politicians to forget about that mega expensive Ankus nuclear subs and invest your money instead on upgrading your rail network. At least along your east coast region. Its utterly nonsensical to think China will come down under to invade and take over the country. Just stay in your corner and not venture far from your backyard. They are your largest trading partner which you are very dependent on. They need your natural resources and they are good paymasters. The biggest threat to your national security comes from within and from illegal migrant boats coming in from Indonesia. Nuclear subs won't be useful or help to deal with these threats.

[@larryc1616]

China

[@agusedyanto3324]

​@@larryc1616 But that would invite US anger 😂

[@tommiko8313]

@larryc1616 source?

[@sleepyjoe4529]

China is built different

[@james_l4337]

Years ago before the war, Putin & Xi met to discuss bilateral things, & they decide to build intercontinental HSR Russia & China Putin knowing at time China can make 400km/hr max but operate at 350 km/hr HSR ask Xi If we build this, lets make it 400km/hr Note that's through extreme cold weather condition possibly through Siberia They agreed China went back China planned to make this anyway & So this may be used as as intercontinental train if the project continues

[@JJZZ-q6y]

👍

[@picandvideo]

most likely China will not further improve track train speed beyond 500kmh. Such speed creates unbearable noise to urban inhabitants. To go beyond that most likely be maglev technology.

[@imgr5143]

more copium. lol

[@canto_v12]

I'm actually interested in the limits of wheel and track design, as well as curve radius. 300 km/h was pretty much the limit for a very long time (1990s to 2010s) on conventional continuously welded rail. Even in China today, 350 km/h is limited to a select few routes and most other countries with HSR still stick to 300 km/h.

[@fatdoi003]

many have said silicon wafers cannot go below 5nm....

[@onlinesavant]

And you know this how? Obviously, the physics, AND the engineering suggest that train can go faster than "500kmh", so you're only talking about politics, maybe. However, hydrogen fuel cell/battery electric high speed rail should reduce the noise. In fact, the French TGV reached 350 mph years ago

[@罗晶耀]

Agree. The next step should either be the 600+ km/h or the 1000+ km/h Maglev they are currently testing...

[@Jeffrey_Bezos_Amazon]

Happy New Year, buddy. Sincerely, Jeff Bezos.

[@RalphButtigieg]

Have you had the chance to use the new Mariyung trains yet? From Newcastle to Sydney? They are not VFT but look good and comfortable. We hope to take a ride on them and spend a weekend in Newcastle next year.