And I thought the Bugatti Veyron was fast! Chinaย has just unveiled its new โsuper-rapidโ test train which is capable of traveling 310 miles per hour (500 kph). The reveal of the China 310mph bullet train, which took place over the weekend, is a positive move for the country that is suffering setbacks due to a fairly recent collisionย between two high-speed trains back in July. That crash killed over 40 people.ย Following the crash, the construction of new high-speed trains in China has since been a nearย haltโฆ kind of like American trains have been since the dawn of the diesel engineโฆ
China 310mph Bullet Train Details
Of course, if that werenโt enough, back in February Liu Zhijun, who functioned as Chinaโs railway minister and a key figure responsible for the explosive growth in high speed trains in the country, wasย dismissed over corruption charges. While the charges havenโt yet reached the courts, itโs still a black mark on the industry as a whole.
The new China 310mph bullet train, which functions on principles of magnetic levitation (or mag-lev as itโs commonly referred to) is made by a subsidiaryย of CSR Corp Ltd, which is Chinaโs largest train maker. The train is super cool-looking and extremely aerodynamic on the front and rear ends, being purposefully made to resembleย an ancient Chinese sword.
Check it out here:
Of course, though this represents new speed capabilities in Chinese-made trains, the new 310 mph beast doesnโt necessarily spell the end of slower train designs (and we use the term โslowerโ very loosely, considering the relative snails pace of our existing trains). The reporting news agency stated that future Chinese trains will not necessarily run at such high speeds, according to CSRย chairman Zhao Xiaogang. The goal, of course, is to ensure that all of the trains, including any newer, higher-speed models, run safely.
So maybe this wasnโt a power tool, but I canโt think of anything more appealing to a power-hungry, tool-wielding man than a train that can brag speeds of up to 500 kmph. The question is: will we ever get one in the United States, and develop the required infrastructure for it to make any sense?
