China Sets Sights On Rail Record

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 1, 2008 @06:48AM from the amazing-they-aren't-broke-after-the-olympics dept.

An anonymous reader writes "China is aiming to produce the world's fastest operating conventional train for its new high speed rail link between Shanghai and Beijing, achieving speeds up to 380 km/h and cutting the travel time between the two cities from the current ten hours to under five. The new rail link is scheduled to be completed within four years. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Railways' Deputy Chief Engineer has announced that China will be able to manufacture the new trains within two years."

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Fred Flinstone times 1 billion by Anonymous Coward · 2008-09-01 06:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

With 1 billion people running on treadmills, that's enough power to get a train up to speed pretty quickly and keep it there.
In 6-hour shifts, they'll need diapers.