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[Pakchina]

Following fierce competition, the first independently developed diesel locomotives made on the Chinese mainland have been selected by Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway Corp for use in its world-class transit system.

China CNR Co announced last week that it has secured an order worth more than 160 million yuan ($25.7 million) from the MTR for 23 diesel locomotives made with its proprietary technologies.

The designer and builder of the locomotives is a wholly owned CNR subsidiary headquartered in Dalian, Liaoning province.

According to an announcement from the State-owned railway equipment manufacturer, its CKD0A locomotives ordered by the MTR meet the strictest global emission standards and reduce operational noise to less than 70 decibels, lower than the 78-decibel standard on the Chinese mainland.

The MTR is considered one of the most successful railway operators in the world with a comprehensive and highly sophisticated network. It is also famous for caution in selecting suppliers, said the CNR statement.

The announcement also noted that the MTR procurement announcement attracted many well-known locomotive manufacturers, and bidding for the contract was fierce.

A CNR spokesman said the order shows its CKD0A locomotive has won the recognition it deserves and is also useful as a stepping stone to competing in top international railway markets.

The manufacturer says the CKD0A meets advanced international standards in fabrication, design, quality control and performance tests.

It can run at 80 kilometers an hour powered by two electric motors and a diesel engine. The design also provides more interior room by eliminating the need for a gearbox, which also improves the locomotive's reliability.

The driver's cab has two sets of controllers equipped with computer and cruise control systems.

The CKD0A locomotive is expected to be used in MTR's rolling stock in addition to subway vehicle rescue.

The contract calls for the first locomotive to be delivered to MTR by March 2014, followed by a 5,000-kilometer test run.

The MTR has also ordered high-speed trains valued at 1.36 billion yuan from China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co Ltd, National Business Daily reported.

The report said CSR's CRH380A model will be customized to meet MTR requirements and serve on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong express rail link expected to enter service in 2015.

Hong Kong's MTR buys first China-made locomotives (3) - People's Daily Online

 

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The contract calls for the first locomotive to be delivered to MTR by March 2014, followed by a 5,000-kilometer test run. The MTR has also ordered high-speed trains valued at 1.36 billion yuan from China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co Ltd, National Business Daily reported.

The report said CSR's CRH380A model will be customized to meet MTR requirements and serve on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong express rail link expected to enter service in 2015. haonan@chinadaily.com.cn

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong_Kong_Express_Rail_Link

CRH380A of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co Ltd

CRH2 380A at Shanghai Expo 2010

In service 2010 - Present

Capacity
CRH380A: 494
CRH380AL: 1066[1]

Line(s) served
Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway
Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway



Specifications:

Train length
CRH380A: 203*m (666*ft)
CRH380AL: 401.4*m (1,317*ft)

Width
3,380*mm (11*ft*1*in)

Height 3,700*mm (12*ft*2*in)

Platform height 1,250*mm (4*ft*1*in)

Maximum speed
380*km/h (236*mph)
(operation) 513*km/h (319*mph) (testing)

Traction system IGBT VVVF inverter

control Power output
CRH380A: 9.6*MW (12,900*hp)
CRH380AL: 20.44*MW (27,410 hp)

Power supply
Overhead catenary

Electric system(s)
25*kV 50*Hz AC

Current collection method
Pantograph

Braking system(s)
Regenerative, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes

China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co Ltd's CRH380A

Live Model Video of CRH380A

Hong Kong should have consulted Pakistani railway companies before making that decision.

keep that jealousy down! your homeland india wont come up anything near this technology in 30 years

 

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China's railway manufacturing corporations have a very well proven history of supporting the world class mass transit system of HK:

22 nos of these cars were supplied to the HK Light Rail in 2009:

China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co Ltd ‘s electric trains operating in HK

 

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MTR C-Stock EMU C6554-07E manufactured by China North Railway Corp - started serving HKMTR since 2011

Total no in operation：17 trains with 8 carriages and 10 trains with 3 carriages

HK MTR_CNR_EMU

Emergency Exit at the front of the car

HK MTR - China North Railway Corporation

 

[cirr]

Hong Kong also bought these CRH380ALs：

for HSR between HK and SZ that's scheduled to open in 2014。

Hong Kong to Beijing in less than 9 hours。

 

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Following fierce competition, the first independently developed diesel locomotives made on the Chinese mainland have been selected by Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway Corp for use in its world-class transit system.

China CNR Co announced last week that it has secured an order worth more than 160 million yuan ($25.7 million) from the MTR for 23 diesel locomotives made with its proprietary technologies.

The designer and builder of the locomotives is a wholly owned CNR subsidiary headquartered in Dalian, Liaoning province.

According to an announcement from the State-owned railway equipment manufacturer, its CKD0A locomotives ordered by the MTR meet the strictest global emission standards and reduce operational noise to less than 70 decibels, lower than the 78-decibel standard on the Chinese mainland.

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The manufacturer says the CKD0A meets advanced international standards in fabrication, design, quality control and performance tests.

It can run at 80 kilometers an hour powered by two electric motors and a diesel engine. The design also provides more interior room by eliminating the need for a gearbox, which also improves the locomotive's reliability.

The driver's cab has two sets of controllers equipped with computer and cruise control systems.

The CKD0A locomotive is expected to be used in MTR's rolling stock in addition to subway vehicle rescue.

The contract calls for the first locomotive to be delivered to MTR by March 2014, followed by a 5,000-kilometer test run.

Hong Kong's MTR buys first China-made locomotives (3) - People's Daily Online

23 diesel locomotives model CKD0A made with its proprietary technologies by CNR Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co.

 

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Other China-made trains for HK in the past

CSR Yangtze Co Ltd

CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co. Ltfd.

2012/08/15 中国南车供给香港地铁4台双能源工程车

CNS-CSR-ZELC supplies 4 Backup Vehicles (BAV) to HK MTR

According to relevant materials, CSR ZELC’s tender for BAVs, which have a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour and a minimum speed of 2 kilometers per hour. Various noise reduction measures are taken to keep level of noise no more than 70 decibels.

Regenerative braking technology transfers braking energy to electric energy for a second use In accordance with estimates by experts, a BAV with life cycle of 30 years has less carbon emission about 2100 ton than similar fuel oil engineering vehicle.

Xu Zongxiang, executive director and general manager of CSR ZELC presented that CSR ZELC initiated green and intelligent concept for products development.

As an originated place and leader of electric traction technology of China railway transit, CSR ZELC has developed and manufactured medium/low-speed maglev train and BAV, and is developing and manufacturing 100% low-floor trams and energy storage electric traction light rail vehicle. CSR ZELC provides various choices for urban green, low-carbon and environmental protection rail transportation.

 

[terranMarine]

Some amazing developments with environmental factors consideration.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

for HSR between HK and SZ that's scheduled to open in 2014。

Hong Kong to Beijing in less than 9 hours。

That is awesome. I love Beijing, one of my favourite cities in the whole world.

 

[Fanling Monk]

IMF warns Hong Kong properties face price correction

HONG KONG: The International Monetary Fund has warned that Hong Kong could see an abrupt fall in property prices after years of dramatic increases in one of the world's most expensive housing markets.

Home prices in the Asian financial hub have skyrocketed 90 percent since 2009 due to an influx of wealthy mainland Chinese buyers, pushing home-ownership beyond the reach of many of its seven million people.

"The sharp run-up in house prices raises the risk of an abrupt correction," the IMF said in its annual review of Hong Kong's economy.

"A sharp price correction would lead to falling collateral values and negative wealth effects, which could trigger an adverse feedback loop between economy activity, bank lending, and the property market.

"The property sector is the main source of domestic economic risk," the Washington-based organisation said.

It however said the chances of a price correction that is large enough to generate a major macroeconomic and financial consequences is "fairly low in the near term".

It also said the city's government recent bid to slap new taxes on residential properties "should help dampen housing demand" but urged Hong Kong to ensure sufficient supply in order to boost home affordability.

Hong Kong announced a 15-percent stamp duty on non-permanent residents and corporate buyers as well as a higher stamp duty on the resale of property within three years in late October in an attempt to rein in soaring prices.

With the global economic weakness continuing to impact domestic economy, the IMF said it expects Hong Kong's economy to grow 1.25 percent this year, before rebounding to 3 percent next year.

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying had warned last week that the city needed to boost its housing supply and create more living space or risked losing its "best and the brightest" talents.

IMF warns Hong Kong properties face price correction - Channel NewsAsia


I would suggest small buyers hold off their buying for the mean time. This new tax will inadvertently benefit residents who are in need for a home.

 

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That is awesome. I love Beijing, one of my favourite cities in the whole world.

IMF warns Hong Kong properties face price correction

IMF warns Hong Kong properties face price correction - Channel NewsAsia


I would suggest small buyers hold off their buying for the mean time. This new tax will inadvertently benefit residents who are in need for a home.

with the fast advance of the transportation system of the Mainland and HK, it greatly enhances the easy and comfort of mobility of the people who commute regularly for business, work, residence and social gathering. I hope this would ease a bit albeit very very gradually of the pressure of housing in highly populated cities like Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Hongkong

 

[Fanling Monk]

No signs corruption becoming more rampant in HK: advisory committees

HONG KONG: The advisory committees that oversee Hong Kong's anti-graft body, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), have said that there are no signs corruption is becoming more rampant in the territory.

In the first 11 months of 2012, the number of complaints received by the ICAC went up by only 2 per cent.

The territory, however, experienced a number of high profile corruption cases this year.

The ICAC had received complaints about former Chief Executive Donald Tsang, who admitted to receiving trips on private planes and yachts.

Billionaire brothers Raymond and Thomas Kwok were also arrested in March on bribery charges

"The fact that these cases were being investigated and charged shows that our system is at work," said Laura Cha, Chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Corruption.

"In the short-term, yes, it affected our image. But… it is an indication and vindication of how the ICAC's work is taken seriously," she added.

The ICAC was a turning point for corruption in Hong Kong in the 1970s, where it helped the territory emerge from the control of organised crime. Hong Kong currently enjoys a reputation for being one of the cleanest places to do business in.

Hong Kong however dropped two places in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perception Index.

It is now ranked 14th in the world, its worst showing since 2007.

The review committee also highlighted a rise in the number of cases relating to the financial sector; complaints relating to the financial sector rose 14 per cent this year.

Mainland companies listed in Hong Kong were singled out as culprits.

"Listed companies try to siphon money through bogus acquisitions and other financial schemes. It's an area where the stock exchange and the SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) have a lot of input, and it's also an area where the investigations are time consuming," said Michael Sze, Chairman of the Operations Review Committee.

No signs corruption becoming more rampant in HK: advisory committees - Channel NewsAsia

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Jackie Chan suggests protests in his native city should be restricted

Jackie Chan criticism sparks Hong Kong fight-back - Channel NewsAsia


I agree, people in Hong Kong should realize the city is a Chinese city, nothing more and nothing less, and should work toward the benefits of the city and the country. We are Chinese people and citizens and let us not be divided by some fancy ideas from some foreigners put to us. If we want changes we must seek changes from within with the intentions of unity of the country and the people.

 

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No signs corruption becoming more rampant in HK: advisory committees[/


Hong Kong however dropped two places in Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perception Index.

It is now ranked 14th in the world, its worst showing since 2007.

The review committee also highlighted a rise in the number of cases relating to the financial sector; complaints relating to the financial sector rose 14 per cent this year.

No signs corruption becoming more rampant in HK: advisory committees - Channel NewsAsia

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Jackie Chan suggests protests in his native city should be restricted

Jackie Chan criticism sparks Hong Kong fight-back - Channel NewsAsia


I agree, people in Hong Kong should realize the city is a Chinese city, nothing more and nothing less, and should work toward the benefits of the city and the country. We are Chinese people and citizens and let us not be divided by some fancy ideas from some foreigners put to us. If we want changes we must seek changes from within with the intentions of unity of the country and the people.

I think you may consider starting a thread on these matters!

The monitoring bodies are key for overseeing these irregularities

I bet you have heard about HSBC and Standard Chartered being heavily fined for their "money laundering" transactions and also about the bizzare manipulation of the LIBOR in UK

 

[dreamer53320]

Jackie Chan suggests protests in his native city should be restricted

Jackie Chan criticism sparks Hong Kong fight-back - Channel NewsAsia


I agree, people in Hong Kong should realize the city is a Chinese city, nothing more and nothing less, and should work toward the benefits of the city and the country. We are Chinese people and citizens and let us not be divided by some fancy ideas from some foreigners put to us. If we want changes we must seek changes from within with the intentions of unity of the country and the people.

I agree, 告洋狀is becoming too prevalent and meaningless.

 

[Fanling Monk]

I think you may consider starting a thread on these matters!

It's a good idea but I don't think Mr Hu likes too many threads on one location. Besides a new thread will definite invites trolls, from you know where, to come in to enjoy themselves. Let's try to use this thread for all HK news and updates for the meantime and see what happen.