06-11-2009, 11:36 PM
I really did not see any trains running on this trip! Previously I rode the maglev on its short run from Shanghai to Pudong. This train runs at 430 kph and saves over an hour getting to the airport. 
It is a bit of a rush when the inbound and outbound trains meet and pass each other at a combined speed
of over 500mph.
There is also a high speed train from Shanhai to Beijing; I hope to make this a future trip. I believe that
e-paw is right, there are still some steam locos in service. I have travelled in only two provinces, Jiangsu and Guangdong, and Shanghai, so most of the country I have not seen!
I travelled 37 hours portal to portal. Going I was OK, but returning I was totally jet-lagged! I think that
a part of me stayed behind!
It is a bit of a rush when the inbound and outbound trains meet and pass each other at a combined speed
of over 500mph.
There is also a high speed train from Shanhai to Beijing; I hope to make this a future trip. I believe that
e-paw is right, there are still some steam locos in service. I have travelled in only two provinces, Jiangsu and Guangdong, and Shanghai, so most of the country I have not seen!
I travelled 37 hours portal to portal. Going I was OK, but returning I was totally jet-lagged! I think that
a part of me stayed behind!