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S. Korea to expand bullet train network by 2020
05/04/2011 21:43
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
South Korea will expand and upgrade its bullet train network to cut travel time from the capital to major cities to under an hour and a half and slash greenhouse gas emissions, officials said Sunday.
High-speed train services connecting Seoul and its suburbs with...
Inside the Bullet Train
04/03/2011 18:17
Type 700 Bullet Train Prepares to Leave Kyoto
Japan's Bullet Trains – shinkanshen – are justifiably world famous for their speed and amazing punctuality.
View from Car #14, Seat 5A
The model of train shown in these pictures a “Type 700”, which is the most recent model, but old enough...
China unveils new 300-km-per-hour bullet train
26/02/2011 23:46
The first bullet train designed and manufactured in China with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour rolled off production line on Dec. 21. (Xinhua photo)
JINAN, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The first bullet train designed and manufactured in China with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour...
Speed to blame in the Shandong train crash
26/02/2011 23:41
The Beijing News;April 29, 2008
Most of today's newspapers, including The Beijing News, put the April 28th railway accident in Shandong on front page. The accident left 71 dead and 416 wounded, including four French nationals.
Although an investigation has been launched to find out the...