Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Rail Line Opens Next Week
International journalists were taken on a trail run of the new HSR line which will officially debut on December 26, Mao’s birthday. China’s HSR has moved on since the fatal crash of sub-HSR trains in the summer of 2011 having concluded that it was due to design flaws and mismanagement. Rail officials are confident that such accidents will not occur on HSR lines.
Here is a BBC video report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20829930
Reuters video: http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/12/22/china-unveils-worlds-longest-high-speed?videoId=240088025&newsChannel=china
Reuters article: http://news.yahoo.com/china-open-worlds-longest-high-speed-rail-line-113235873–business.html;_ylt=A2KJNF97XtZQTAkAGoXQtDMD