[release]
[B]July's bullet train crash which killed 40 people was caused by design flaws and sloppy management, the Chinese government says.[/B]
Almost 200 people were injured in the crash near the south-eastern city of Wenzhou.
'Missteps' by 54 officials led to the disaster, the long-awaited official report says.
The crash led many Chinese to accuse the government of putting politics and profits before safety.[/release]
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16345592[/URL]
Design flaws? Didn't the train crash head on each other?
Edit:
Ah, perhaps design flaw in the software controlling everything.
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41117338/sillychina.png[/img]
oh fuck you
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33932254][release]
[B]July's bullet train crash which killed 40 people was caused by design flaws and sloppy management, the Chinese government says.[/B]
Almost 200 people were injured in the crash near the south-eastern city of Wenzhou.
'Missteps' by 54 officials led to the disaster, the long-awaited official report says.
[b]The crash led many Chinese to accuse the government of putting politics and profits before safety[/b].[/release]
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16345592[/URL][/QUOTE]
Oh my. China would [i]never[/i] do that! /sarcasm
[editline]28th December 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Jasun;33932271][img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41117338/sillychina.png[/img]
oh fuck you[/QUOTE]
I was ninja'd as well.
snip
[QUOTE=Milkie;33932320]Same OP yo.[/QUOTE]
I think that Ignhelper might be planning the chinese bullet train heist of the century.
[QUOTE=Nikota;33932342]I think that Ignhelper might be planning the chinese bullet train heist of the century.[/QUOTE]
That gives such an awesome looking mental image
They should get Japan to check for design flaws, not a single bullet train has crashed in Japan.
6 hours ago: China Tests 500 KM/h bullet train
1 hour ago: Bullet train crashes in China, 40 people killed.
GOOD WORK CHINA!
[QUOTE=nutcake;33933229]6 hours ago: China Tests 500 KM/h bullet train
1 hour ago: Bullet train crashes in China, 40 people killed.
GOOD WORK CHINA![/QUOTE]
at least they're trying :v:
Is this the same train?
[QUOTE=Andokool12;33933651]Is this the same train?[/QUOTE]
Sadly no.
Would be better if it was.
I call the big one Bitey.
From other thread :
[QUOTE=Atlascore;33930648]Spoiler alert:
[sp]the train explodes immediately after leaving the assembly line[/sp][/QUOTE]
Next time they should just pirate SelTrac control software.
[QUOTE=Spybreak;33934098]I call the big one Bitey.[/QUOTE]
Doughnuts.. is there anything they can't do?
Guess Saxon really did put a penny on the track.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33932254][release]
[B][B]July's bullet train crash[/B] which killed 40 people was caused by design flaws and sloppy management, the Chinese government says.[/B]
Almost 200 people were injured in the crash near the south-eastern city of Wenzhou.
'Missteps' by 54 officials led to the disaster, the long-awaited official report says.
The crash led many Chinese to accuse the government of putting politics and profits before safety.[/release]
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16345592[/URL][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33930365][release]
[IMG]http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20111226&t=2&i=551177482&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=BTRE7BP0OBI00[/IMG]Visitors board a new testing model of a CSR high-speed bullet train during its launching ceremony in Qingdao, Shandong province December 23, 2011. China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday. Picture taken December 23, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/China Daily
[B]BEIJING[/B] | [B]Mon Dec 26, 2011[/B] 3:45am EST
(Reuters) - [URL="http://www.reuters.com/places/china"]China[/URL] launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network.
The train, made by a subsidiary of CSR Corp Ltd, China's largest train maker, is designed to resemble an ancient Chinese sword, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
It "will provide useful reference for current high-speed railway operations," it quoted train expert Shen Zhiyun as saying.
But future Chinese trains will not necessarily run at such high speeds, CSR chairman Zhao Xiaogang told the Beijing Morning News.
"We aims to ensure the safety of trains operation," he said.
China's railway industry has had a tough year, highlighted by a collision between two high-speed trains in July which killed at least 40 people. Construction of new high-speed trains in China has since been a near halt.
In February, the railways minister, Liu Zhijun, a key figure behind the boom in the sector, was dismissed over corruption charges that have not yet been tried in court.[/release]
[URL]http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/26/us-china-train-idUSTRE7BP04N20111226[/URL]
This train is very fast[/QUOTE]
July vs. December
Pretty sure this thread was about the investigation.
[editline]28th December 2011[/editline]
[release][B]China bullet train crash 'caused by design flaws'[/B]
China's cabinet has received the official report into the crash
China completes train crash probe
Design flaws 'caused China crash'
A bullet train crash which killed 40 people in China in July was caused by design flaws and sloppy management, the Chinese government says.
Almost 200 people were injured in the crash near the south-eastern city of Wenzhou.
"Missteps" by 54 officials led to the disaster, the long-awaited official report says.
The crash led many Chinese to accuse the government of putting development and profit before safety.
It also triggered a wave of popular anger against officials who were accused of trying to cover up the seriousness, and causes, of the crash.
[B]Lightning strike[/B]
After receiving the report, China's cabinet criticised the railways ministry for lax safety standards and poor handling of the crash, according to Reuters.
Premier Wen Jiabao was presented with the official investigation's conclusions at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
The accident occurred after one train stalled following a lightning strike, and then a second high-speed train ran into it. Four carriages were thrown off a viaduct.
The report found that serious design flaws in control equipment and improper handling of the lightning strike led to the crash.
More serious penalties could follow for some of the 54 officials criticised in the report.
Among the officials singled out was the former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, who was sacked before the crash, accused of corruption.
Liu "has the main leadership responsibility for the accident," the report says.
Following the accident, the authorities called a temporary halt to new high-speed rail projects and placed speed restrictions on trains.
[B]High-speed ambitions[/B]
China had planned to lay 16,000km (10,000 miles) of high-speed track by 2015, which would make it the biggest high-speed rail network in the world.
It had hoped to make its rapidly developing railway technology an export success: Chinese train companies were aspiring to compete with Germany's Siemens and Canada's Bombardier by selling their technologies to foreign companies.
China aspires to export its high-speed rail technology
But after July's crash that looks less likely.
The railways ministry said on Friday that it planned to invest 400 billion yuan ($63bn; £40bn) in infrastructure construction in 2012, which is lower than the figure for this year.
The current minister, Sheng Guangzu, said that rapid railway development should be maintained, as it "plays an important role in the country's social and economic development, especially in boosting domestic demand," according to the Chinese government's website.[/release]
Full article.
Oh come on China, at least try to make it last for a few more days.
We'll be lucky enough if this doesn't gets worse and their stuff spontaneously combusts without even being turned on.
Maybe they'll buy refurbished ones from Russia now, or is that just Aircraft Carriers that are for sale?
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