Blog: The Sly Oyster

Fresh off the success of the Olympics China has announced that it plans to have the fastest rail lines in the world within four years. The trains will reach top speeds of 380 kmh (236 mph). Currently Japan's Shinkansen "bullet train" and Siemens's ICE train average around 300km/h, but a new version of the Japanese train is expected to operate at 360km/h when it enters service. "It is possible that we can start to manufacture 380km/h trains in two years time, and put them into service on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway," Mr Zhang told [...]