A somewhat biased view on China…
The Highest Railroad of the world has just been completed this week-end. It links Golmud in Qinhai Province to Lhasa in Tibet. The Chinese Government invested more than $3bn and 4 years in this project that is expected to boost the development of Tibet that remains one of the poorest Province of China.
This pan-Himalayan line climbs 5,072m (16,640ft) above sea level and the carriages have to be sealed in order to prevent altitude sickness, just like airplanes. The first passengers are expected to get on board next year.
On a side note, they already expect to have technical issue around 2050 because of a rise in temperature due to global climat changes…
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October 18th, 2005 at 7:58 pm
JayJay tu vas enfin pouvoir faire un Golmud - Lahsa en VTT !
Sont quand meme sympa avec toi les chinois …
October 19th, 2005 at 8:08 am
You mean… by putting his bike on the train? Mwaaahahaha I’m sure Jayjay will appreciate your comment!
October 19th, 2005 at 11:14 am
I saw the tracks being build … it’s a shame, the Tibetans were working, women, children, even the old… The Chinses were there to supervise, eating good food. A real shame I swear. And when you know what the impact of this will be, it’s terrible, loads of Hans will come and visit Tibet just like they are in a zoo.
There is no way you see me in this train.
October 19th, 2005 at 5:47 pm
Yeah well I’m sure they’ll have technical issues way before that… I hope so anyway.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:17 am
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