High speed plans take shape

By Murray Hughes 2003-02-01T11:00:00

While a demonstration run with the Pudong airport maglev line in Shanghai on December 31 hogged the headlines at the turn of the year, Chinese Railways is making steady progress with development of conventional steel-wheel technology for high speed applications

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