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China-Laos railway rail-welding yard put into operation
Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-03 10:04:10|Editor: huaxia

A worker works at the welding base for the China-Laos railway project in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 2, 2019. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

On the 44th anniversary of the funding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on Dec. 2, 2019, the first 500-meter-long rail for the China-Laos railway project has been welded in Lao capital Vientiane, marking the welding base for the China-Laos railway project was formally put into operation.

The rail, which is to be installed along the seamless China-Laos railway, is also the first long railway rail in the history of Lao transportation, of southeastern Asian transportation and is also the longest one in Asia so far, except in China.

VIENTIANE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- On the 44th anniversary of the funding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on Dec. 2, 2019, the China Railway No.2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) has welded the first 500-meter-long rail for the China-Laos railway project in Lao capital Vientiane.

The rail, which is to be installed along the seamless China-Laos railway, is also the first long railway rail in the history of Lao transportation, of southeastern Asian transportation and is also the longest one in Asia so far, except in China.

The success of the welding also marked that the welding base for the China-Laos railway project was formally put into operation, laying a solid foundation for the railing of the China-Laos Railway.

Donchinda Sihalth, the executive deputy general manager of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the construction and operation of the China-Laos railway, said at the first welding ceremony that the Lao national day witnessing the success of the first long track's welding is worth of the warmest congratulations from the company, and from the Lao people.

Workers work at the welding base for the China-Laos railway project in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 2, 2019. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

The CREC-2 rail-welding yard, with a range of around nine hectares, is to weld all the rails, welding every 20 25-meter-long rail sections into one 500-meter-long rail, for the China-Laos railway.

Hu Bin, the manager of the CREC-2 rail-welding yard, said to Xinhua "Since the groundbreaking on May 16, staff at the rail-welding yard's construction have overcome the difficulties and delays triggered by the long rainy season. We have been working day and night, and have completed the construction of the yard, equipment installation and commissioning on schedule, as to to ensure the smooth progresses of production."

The China-Laos Railway is a strategic docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub.

Workers work at the welding base for the China-Laos railway project in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 2, 2019. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

The 414.332-km railway, with 198-km tunnels and 62-km bridges, will run from Boten border gate in northern Laos, bordering China, to Vientiane with an operating speed of 160 km per hour.

The electrified passenger and cargo railway is built with the full application of Chinese management and technical standards.

The project started in December 2016 and is scheduled to be completed and opened to traffic in December 2021.

 

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It seems that China exports development to other nations and US exports wars and misery to other nations

 

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China Railway Construction Lands Another Subway Contract in Singapore
DOU SHICONG
DATE : DEC 11 2019/SOURCE : YICAI

China Railway Construction Lands Another Subway Contract in Singapore​

(Yicai Global) Dec. 11 -- China Railway Construction has won a SGD200 million (USD147 million) contract to build two new subway stations in Singapore, its second underground rail-related deal in the Southeast Asian nation in less than a month.

The state-owned firm's subsidiary China Railway 11 Bureau Group Singapore will design and build the stations and related facilities on the Jurong Region Line, Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. Construction, including 1.1 kilometers of elevated track, will begin next year and should finish in 2026.

The contract follows an announcement from the China Railway 11 Bureau on Nov. 25, which said it had penned a SGD740 million deal with the Singapore Land Transport Authority to build a carriage and bus park at another metro station on the Jurong Region Line. The project, also scheduled for completion in 2026, will hold up to 100 four-car trolleys and 600 buses for storage and maintenance.

The subsidiary is a leading unit under China Railway Construction and has become a major player in the international engineering sector. It entered Singapore in July 2011 and has built three subway stations along the Tuas West Extension and the city-state's first road-rail bridge, the Tuas Viaduct.

The Jurong Region Line will be Singapore's seventh subway track, spanning 24 kilometers and as many stops, according to the Singapore LTA. It will open in three phases between 2026 and 2028.

 

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Philippines to import Chinese-made trains for first time
Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-18 17:30:23|Editor: Xiaoxia

Junn Magno (2nd L, front), general manager of Philippine National Railways (PNR), and Wang Qiaolin (2nd R, front), deputy general manager of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., sign the contract on the procurement of trains in Manila, the Philippines, Dec. 18, 2019. China and the Philippines signed a deal on the procurement of trains on Wednesday, as the Philippines will import Chinese-made trains for the first time. According to the contract inked by China's rolling-stock maker CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. and Philippine National Railways (PNR) here in the Philippines' capital Manila, the PNR will import three trains from the Chinese train maker. (Xinhua/Yuan Mengchen)

MANILA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China and the Philippines signed a deal on the procurement of trains on Wednesday, as the Philippines will import Chinese-made trains for the first time.

According to the contract inked by China's rolling-stock maker CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. and Philippine National Railways (PNR) here in the Philippines' capital Manila, the PNR will import three trains from the Chinese train maker.

The diesel-electric multiple unit trains will have a design speed of 120 km/h. There would be three types of accommodation in the trains, namely business-class, first-class and second-class.

Fu Chengjun, general manager of CRRC Zhuzhou said as the procurement of the trains is a strategy of the PNR which carries the expectation of the Filipinos of improving the public transport travelling experience, the CRRC Zhuzhou will set up the best project team and strictly comply with international standards to produce the trains.

"We will deliver a type of safe, reliable, high-end and environmentally friendly trains to the Philippines," Fu said.

Junn Magno, general manager of PNR, expressed his satisfaction on the procurement at the contract signing ceremony, saying that this will be the first diesel-electric multiple units that Philippine acquires.

Magno said these new trains will be deployed on the railway from Manila to Bicol region in the southern Luzon island which will significantly cut the travel time between the two areas.

"This is a very momentous occasion for us because this is where we would start the railway service and transform of the Philippine National Railways," Magno added.

Secretary of the Department of Transportation Arthur Tugade told Xinhua that the country attaches great importance to railway development.

"Railway system will always provide a better transportation system all over the world... We are happy that there is an opportunity of cooperation like this."

Tugade said CRRC Zhuzhou won the PNR's publicly bidding fairly and squarely. Hopefully, the Chinese-made trains will be operated from Manila to Bicol as soon as possible, he said.

CRRC Zhuzhou expects that it can further enhance the cooperation with the Philippines in the future and make greater contribution to the development of the Philippine railway sector by providing various suitable system solutions, according to Fu.

So far, CRRC Zhuzhou has acquired 50 orders from more than 20 countries and regions such as Singapore, Turkey, Malaysia and South Africa, covering locomotives, metro and light rail trains, electric multiple units, and engineering maintenance vehicles for subways.

 

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China-Laos railway's longest tunnel holed
Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-27 11:43:13|Editor: ZD

VIENTIANE, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China-Laos railway tunnels' construction has made a decisive breakthrough, with its longest tunnel drilled through on Friday morning in the tropical mountains of northern Laos.

Seven months ahead of the planned timetable, the Chinese engineering companies, namely PowerChina Sinohydro Bureau 3 Co., LTD (Sinohydro 3) and Sinohydro 14, on Friday bored the 9,384-meter-long Ban Sen No.2 Tunnel, south to the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, some 170 km north of capital Vientiane.

This marks an important milestone in the construction of the China-Laos railway, as the engineering work enters the ending-up phase, and the railing work and construction of the railway stations are soon to be kicked off.

The Ban Sen No. 2 Tunnel crosses the provincial border of Luang Prabang and Vientiane in the tropical mountains, with steep terrain, complex geology, abundant groundwater, and difficult construction and transportation conditions.

Since the start of the tunnel construction in March, 2017, the Chinese project contractors, Sinohydro 3 and Sinohydro 14, have strictly implemented the requirements on mechanization, factoryzation, informationization, and professional management, strengthened the on-site safety and quality control, widely used full-set tunnel construction techniques and equipments, vigorously carried out scientific and technological research, actively promoted the application of the new technologies, and paid close attention to process management so as to ensure high quality and safety in construction.

The Chinese engineering teams once made the China-Laos railway tunnel construction a record in Ban Sen No. 2 Tunnel, with 245.8-meter-long tunnel bored in a month, laying a solid foundation for Friday's completion.

According to a mobilizing meeting for the dry season's work held in Vientiane in October, by the Laos-China Railway Co. Ltd (LCRC), which is in charge of the railway's construction and operation project, 79 percent of the civil engineering work contract volume has been completed till then, while breakthroughs have been made in lots of key and bottle-neck projects, especially for the tunnel construction.

The China-Laos railway has holed through around 50 tunnels so far out of its 76 tunnels with a total length of 198 km.

The Boten Tunnel, the first major tunnel over 5,000 meters along the China-Laos railway, was drilled through on March 21, 2019 by China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group (CREC-5). In October, 2018, CREC-5 also completed the first over-1,000-meter tunnel along the China-Laos railway, the Nateuy No. 1 Tunnel with a length of 1,158 meters, some 360 km north of Vientiane.

In February 2018, the Chinse engineering companies started inside-tunnel construction for all major tunnels along the China-Laos railway, and started construction of all over-one-kilometer tunnels.

In December 2017, Ban Somsanook No. 2 Tunnel with a length of 301 meters in Laos' Vientiane Province, was bored by the Chinese project contractor Sinohydro 15, and became the first completed tunnel along the China-Laos railway, and the first road and railway tunnel in the Lao history.

The China-Laos Railway is a strategic docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. The 414.332-km railway, with 198-km tunnels and 62-km bridges, will run from Boten border gate in northern Laos, bordering China, to Vientiane with an operating speed of 160 km per hour.

The electrified passenger and cargo railway is built with the full application of Chinese management and technical standards.

The project started in December 2016 and is scheduled to be completed and open to traffic in December 2021.

 

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China Railway Construction Corp engineers extend Moscow subway
By REN QI in Moscow | China Daily | Updated: 2019-12-30 09:54

Chinese workers are on duty at a construction site of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, March 17, 2010. [Photo/IC]

Having completed drilling a 4.6-kilometer tunnel for three subway stations of Moscow's Large Circle line on Wednesday, engineers with China Railway Construction Corporation, or CRCC, are now set to construct the stations and some nearby facilities.

The tunnel project is the first in which a Chinese company has been involved in building a local metro system using Chinese equipment and technology.

Now scheduled to be completed in 2023, the Large Circle line will include 31 stations with a total railway length of 12.5 kilometers. "We will remain working in the project after the tunnels are drilled through," said Xue Liqiang, general manager of CRCC Moscow metro project.

The CRCC began drilling the 4.6-km stretch of tunnel in August 2017 on the Large Circle line in Moscow, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020, and the first tunnel was completed in early April.

When construction started in 2010 as an extension of the Moscow Metro system, the Large Circle line was supposed to be completed by 2021. However, the completion date had been postponed until the end of 2023.

"Our technologies can be applied to a wide range of strata and are competent for both station construction and tunneling work," Xue said.

"As for management, Chinese management is more compact, working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our equipment has superior performance. It can be adapted to all sorts of working conditions, is easy to operate and has good follow-up supporting services," Xue said.

The CRCC employs more than 100 engineering and management staff and over 700 workers on the project. About half of them are Russians.

The Chinese underground construction team has impressed the Russian partner again by their speed and the high quality of their work.

"I have worked with different kinds of tunnel boring machines. China's machines have good overall performance. Their functions have been improved and defects corrected," said Yuri Zakharov, head of the construction zone for the CRCC project.

The CRCC designed and produced five tunneling shields capable of withstanding the city's harsh winters and complicated geological conditions.

Zakharov noted China's tunnel boring machines can handle any excavation lines and climate conditions.

"Our Chinese partners have made full preparation for the project at the very beginning," he said.

Chinese and Russian personnel used to have many different opinions and even argued for over a month as the two countries have different technological standards and approaches, said Konstantin Orlov, chief mechanic on the project.

 

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China seals track-upgrade deal
Signalling and communications gear for Nakhon Pathom-Chumphon line worth B6.5bn

PUBLISHED : 28 DEC 2019 AT 08:00

The Nakhon Pathom-Chumphon double-track line will reduce travel time from Bangkok to Chumphon from 8-9 hours to about five hours. (Bangkok Post file photo)

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Friday signed a contract with China Railway Signal and Communication (CRSC) to supply train signalling and communications equipment worth 6.25 billion baht for the 421-kilometre Nakhon Pathom-Chumphon double-track rail upgrade project.

Speaking at the contract signing ceremony, acting SRT governor Worawut Mala said supply of the signalling and communications equipment should be completed in three years.

He admitted that the double-track upgrade for the southern route is currently six months behind schedule but said the overall work is more than 50% completed.

He added that the rail-upgrade project was worth the investment and would increase arrivals in the South to meet demand from foreign tourists. Once operational, it will shorten the travel time from Bangkok to Chumphon from 8-9 hours to about five hours.

CRSC president Xu Zongxiang hailed the Thai-Chinese partnership, saying Chinese investors had strong confidence in doing businesses in Thailand as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.

The deal with CRSC is one of the three separate contracts involving the first phase of the double-track upgrades.

The second contract is for the northern route between Lop Buri and Pak Nam Pho in Nakhon Sawan, estimated at 2.7 billion baht, while the third covers the northeastern section from Map Kabao in Saraburi to Jira Railway Junction in Nakhon Ratchasima and is estimated at 2.4 billion baht.

Meanwhile, the SRT's board will be asked to approve three projects including the planned purchase of 148 air-conditioned carriages when it meets on Jan 16.

Mr Worawut said the agency has changed the carriages' specifications from diesel to electric-diesel and will ask the board to approve the revised terms of reference for the bidding.

If approved, the bidding will be held later next year, he said, adding the SRT has switched to diesel/electric carriages over concern for the environment.

The two other projects pending the board's consideration are the commercial development of the 13,000-square-metre space inside Bang Sue station, and the outcome of bidding to supply 50 diesel-electric locomotives worth 6.5 billion baht, he said.

The Bang Sue scheme involves two contracts, one for commercial development of the space and the other for facility management. The SRT expects to earn a minimum 100 million baht annually from the first contract while the facility management will cost the SRT an estimated 300 million baht per year.

As for the diesel-electric locomotives procurement scheme, it is reported that the bid winner has tendered a 5-billion-baht bid.

 

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Chinese-made luxury trains unloaded at Port of Colombo
Jan 3, 2020
New China TV

Over 30 cars and locomotives of four Chinese-made luxury trains have been unloaded at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The trains will begin operation on intercity railway line in low central highlands.

 

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Nice, China is a leader in the rail/hsr industry, every countries wants to work with China.

 

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BYD signs deal to build cross-sea monorail in Brazil
Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-15 07:09:53|Editor: Shi Yinglun

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leading electric vehicle maker BYD has signed a deal to start building its SkyRail in Salvador, Brazil, according to a release of BYD North America on Thursday.

The 20-kilometer-long seaside route will be partially built above the sea to connect Salvador's central business district to Sao Joao Island, with a capacity of 150,000 passengers per day. It will be connected to the city subway, providing seamless transportation for the city of 2.9 million residents, according to the release.

The project will be the first of its kind for BYD in Latin America and will become part of the city's Light Vehicle Transport System (VLT), which is slated to begin construction within six months and be fully operational by 2021.

"With the VLT, the suburban population will have a fast, comfortable mode of transport that also opens space for the development of the city," said Governor of Bahia State Rui Costa.

"New business will develop and we will attract enterprises to build commercial, residential, leisure and job-generating facilities. From a new transportation system, we will also have opportunities for growth," he said.

BYD would bring its cutting-edge transport solutions to Brazil's third-largest city, which urgently needs adequate public transport to support its growing population, said Stella Li, senior vice president of BYD Company Limited and President of BYD Motors Inc.

"SkyRail is a zero emissions and autonomous mode of transport, offering some of the best technologies available to Salvador. In addition, this will also recreate urban areas as well as generate development in the region," he added.

Launched in October 2016 after five years of research and development worth 5 billion yuan (740 million U.S. dollars), the SkyRail features an automated driving system of the highest level, according to BYD. It is currently operational in the western Chinese city of Yinchuan.

BYD's Design for USD689 Million Brazil Monorail Gets Green Light
DOU SHICONG
DATE : JAN 06 2020/SOURCE : YICAI

BYD's Design for USD689 Million Brazil Monorail Gets Green Light​

(Yicai Global) Jan. 6 -- Brazil's Bahia state has approved the overall design of the first overseas monorail from Chinese new energy vehicle and battery maker BYD, Huanqiu, the online version of the Global Times, reported today. Building work for the USD689 million project will begin in the state capital of Salvador early this year.

BYD Brazil and Bahia Transport signed the deal on Jan. 3, the report said. The 23.3 kilometer Skyrail link -- 19.2 km in the first phase and 4.1 km in the second -- has 26 stations and will connect with Salvador's metro, creating a public transport network that integrates multiple rail systems and different traffic volumes.

Located off the Atlantic coast, Salvador is Brazil's fourth-largest city and was its first capital. Rich in cultural heritage and a magnet for tourists, rapid growth of this city of 38,000 people has led to traffic congestion and air pollution. To help tackle these problems, the state government launched an international public tender for new rail transit facilities. Shenzhen-based BYD won the bidding.

BYD's rail traffic department introduced the Skyrail system, a straddle-type monorail, in 2016. Low cost, flexible, quick to build, and driverless, it can meet the demand of urban short-distance transportation with low traffic volume.

BYD's first Skyrail, totaling 5.7 km, was put into commercial operation in September 2017 in Yinchuan, the capital of China's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is largely used for sightseeing. BYD, which has many ongoing Skyrail projects in China, has also won various overseas orders in countries such as Brazil and the Philippines.

 

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Monday, January 06, 2020, 11:16
Chinese firm wins rail deal in Colombia
By Sergio Held in Bogota

CRCC unit to build South American country’s first commuter train system

Chinese infrastructure companies are enhancing their presence in Colombia despite its difficult social and economic conditions.

On Dec 23, a Chinese consortium emerged as the sole bidder and winner of a contract to build a regional rapid transit system. Known as Regiotram of the West, the system will connect Bogota with four outlying cities.

“The project will not only become a model of a suburban train, the first commuter train of the country, it will become a reference for cities like Cali, Barranquilla and Medellin to present their own projects,” said Juan Camilo Ostos, vice minister of transport.

“Regiotram is an example of how things can be done. It has been a process of much technical thoroughness and it will be a model for other cities interested in commuter trains,” he said.

The plan is for this regional rapid transit to be completed by 2024 and be capable of moving about 40 million passengers per year.

The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, or CCECC, a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), was the sole bidder for the project. The trains will run completely on electricity across 39.6 kilometers and 17 stations spread through four towns and Bogota.

“Regiotram of the West is the most important mobility project of the country in the past few years,” Jorge Rey, governor of Cundinamarca, said at a news conference earlier.

The timing is somewhat complicated for the launch of a new project. Colombia has been undergoing a period of civil unrest and protests since Nov 21, affecting the retail sector and investments in the Latin American country.

“The fact that only one bidder has submitted a proposal is a product of the situation that the country is going through,” said Ostos.

Jing Liu, CCECC’s agent in Colombia and the company’s representative in the bidding process, declined to comment on the bid or the bidding process before the contract is signed on Jan 8.

Under the project, CCECC will build the railway and system of stations and related infrastructure at a cost of US$543 million. It will cost Colombia another US$343 million for CCECC to operate the system for 22 years.

“China has extensive infrastructure experience. In projects of these characteristics, they have a competitive advantage over other market players, since they have the entire financing chain,” Ostos said.

Meanwhile, in Russia, CRCC engineers completed drilling a 4.6-km tunnel for three subway stations of Moscow’s Large Circle line on Dec 25. They are now set to construct the stations and some nearby facilities.

The tunnel project is the first in which a Chinese company has been involved in building a local metro system using Chinese equipment and technology.

Scheduled to be completed in 2023, the Large Circle line will include 31 stations with a total railway length of 12.5 km.

“We will remain working in the project after the tunnels are drilled through,” said Xue Liqiang, general manager of CRCC Moscow metro project.

CRCC began drilling the 4.6-km stretch of tunnel in August 2017 on the Large Circle line.

When construction started in 2010 as an extension of the Moscow Metro system, the Large Circle line was supposed to be completed by 2021. However, the completion date had been postponed until the end of 2023.

“Our technologies can be applied to a wide range of strata and are competent for both station construction and tunneling work,” Xue said.

“As for management, Chinese management is more compact, working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

“Our equipment has superior performance. It can be adapted to all sorts of working conditions, is easy to operate and has good follow-up supporting services,” Xue said.

CRCC employs on the project more than 100 engineering and management staff and over 700 workers. About half of them are Russians.

Sergio Held is a freelance journalist for China Daily.

Ren Qi in Moscow contributed to this story.

 

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SGS Group to Build World's Top Rail Transit Test Line in China's Qingdao
DOU SHICONG
DATE : JAN 10 2020/SOURCE : YICAI

SGS Group to Build World's Top Rail Transit Test Line in China's Qingdao​

(Yicai Global) Jan. 10 -- Swiss inspection giant SGS Group and authorities in Qingdao plan to build a CNY1.2 billion (USD173.1 million) rail transit test center in the Chinese city that will boast the world's most advanced testing track.

SGS and the Qingdao Rail Transit Industry Demonstration Zone signed the project deal today, China News Service reported. The center will have the most miles of track, highest test speeds and most complete qualification standards in the world.

The project will mainly provide one-stop services for certification, testing, consulting and in-service vehicle analysis of high-speed train and urban rail transit exports from China. It will also research and draw up technical standards for exported Chinese products to help the industry explore overseas markets.

The global rail market will continue to grow rapidly for decades to come, Wim Van Loon, an executive vice president at SGS, said at the signing ceremony. Chinese firms represented by CRRC, which has advanced technologies in areas such as high-speed maglev trains and automated driving, will update public transport systems around the world, he added.

Formed in Geneva in 1919, SGS is the world's largest third-party inspection and verification agency with over 2,600 branches and 95,000 employees worldwide. It entered the Chinese market in 1991 when it set up a joint venture with China Standard Science and Technology Group.

 

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HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line
2 hours ago

The UK and China have held "preliminary discussions" over giving Beijing's state-owned railway firm a role in building the HS2 high-speed rail line.

However, government officials said no "concrete commitments" had been made.


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HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line - BBC News

 

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China-Laos railway starts recruiting local staff for operation
Source: Xinhua| 2020-02-27 11:57:28|Editor: zh

VIENTIANE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Laos-China Railway Co. Ltd. (LCRC), the joint venture in charge of the railway's construction and operation, has launched the local Lao staff recruiting for the railway's future operation.

LCRC General Manager Li Bingxuan said at the launching ceremony on Wednesday that the company will initially employ around 700 local Lao staff for the railway's operation which is expected to start at the end of 2021.

The company, based in Lao capital Vientiane, said the project is at a critical stage in 2020 to complete sub-rail civil engineering work and start the track engineering work.

To get ready for the operation, the LCRC will send the qualified Lao youth candidates to Chinese railway vocational schools in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, for training.

The first group of 300 will go to Kunming in June, where they will attend courses for train drivers, engine mechanics and supervisors of railway maintenance for 13 to 18 months. Interested persons are advised to visit the company's website and social media pages.

After training and assessment, the approved candidates will be formally employed by the LCRC, which is said to offer competitive salary and welfare.

The China-Laos Railway is a strategic docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub.

The 414-km railway, with 198-km tunnels and 62-km bridges, will run from Boten border gate in northern Laos, bordering China, to Vientiane with an operating speed of 160 km per hour.

The electrified passenger and cargo railway is built with the full application of Chinese management and technical standards.

The project started in December 2016 and is scheduled to be completed and operational in December 2021.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1234447923104100352

CRRC Corporation Ltd@CRRC_global

The 1st two columns of an EMU manufactured by #CRRC Dalian were loaded and shopping at Dalian’s port, headed for Ahbuja, #Nigeria. The car, used eco-friendly materials, is tailored to the country’s high temperatures, and rainy, windy and sandy conditions. #traincar #cooperation



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