Chinese-Made Bullet Trains Recalled

Chinese-Made Bullet Trains Recalled

Beijing, China - A manufacturer of bullet trains from China has recalled Friday 54 bullet train units after the embarrassing July deadly train crash that made headlines internationally for killing 40 people.  The recall will mark the possible slowing down of China's ambitious dream of expanding its bullet train network to rival other established countries including Japan.

The bullet train expansion plan enjoyed only a shorter period of prestige. China's momentous worldwide success and momentum that started when China successfully sent a manned mission in space was cut-off short when the biggest setback was suffered by China after the world doubted its preparedness for a high speed bullet train expansion project overseas.

The Chinese Government has imposed a moratorium on new rail network projects and a maximum train speed has been enforced. The recent train recall will only apply to CRH380BL train models used under the Beijing-Shanghai route, which has been disturbed by numerous and repeated delays due to equipment failures.

However, it was not linked to the deadly crash last July 23, which has been operated on a separate line in the southern part of China. Beijing-Shanghai bullet train line suffered quality problems frequently. The components and parts of the line can be traced back from European, U.S. and Chinese suppliers.

Currently, China is considered as the world's biggest rail/train network at 91,000 kilometers or 56,000 miles of passenger rail.  China has 13 bullet train railways being operated to date, 26 are under construction and 23 are planned.

Posted by James Fried on Sunday August 14 2011, 4:39 AM EST. Ref: CNN. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0