China Railway reported July 1 that it successfully completed performance tests of its high-speed train June 28, which ran on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge at a single-train speed of 453 kmh (281 mph). The CR450 train, which was built by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) and tested in southeastern China’s Fujian province, will run with passenger cars, at a standard speed of 400 kmh. It will be the fastest commercial high-speed train in the world.
“There is no reference that can be used from other countries. We have to be the pioneers and find the answers for a train with a speed of 400 kmh,” said Zhao Hongwei, chief researcher of the China Academy of Railway Sciences. She added, “the standard [system for railways] is an important foundation of national socio-economic development, and also a core element of industrial development.”
The new CR450 car adopts nine new technologies such as eddy current braking, carbon ceramic brake discs, and a permanent magnet traction system, which allows it to travel at a faster speed.
