The Darlington Railway, recognized as the world's first publicly operated railway, opened to traffic in the UK on September 27, 1825. In just two hundred years, from steam locomotives in the industrial age, to electric locomotives in the electrical age, to today's high-speed rail, behind every increase in train speed is a leap in science and technology. Railways are like the blood vessels of human civilization, closely connecting the world.
The world-famous Japanese "Shinkansen", the French "TVG" that has repeatedly broken records, the blockbuster German "ICE", the Spanish "Talgo" that continues to surpass itself... On the stage of high-speed railways, countries around the world have launched a fierce competition, and China's high-speed railways have learned from each other's strengths and caught up. In 2008, China's first high-speed railway, the Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway, opened to traffic. Ten years later, China's high-speed rail operating lines have reached 35,000 kilometers, accounting for more than 60% of the world's total mileage. China's high-speed rail has become an important business card representing "China's speed".
This book takes you through the past and present of railways and understands how countries continue to make breakthroughs in the pursuit of speed. It also introduces in detail the glorious path of China's high-speed railway from scratch to pioneering and innovating to become the world's leader.
Reader comments
As the book says, "The invention of the train was a groundbreaking event." The development of railways has indeed brought huge changes to our lives. I thought about when I took my baby back to my hometown. The high-speed rail made long-distance travel easier and more convenient. This book really gave me a deeper understanding of railways!
On the railway train, I finished reading it hastily, the author is awesome
The history of technological development and the times are not reformed by objective will
As the book says, "The invention of the train was a groundbreaking event." The development of railways has indeed brought huge changes to our lives. I thought about when I took my baby back to my hometown. The high-speed rail made long-distance travel easier and more convenient. This book really gave me a deeper understanding of railways!
On the railway train, I finished reading it hastily, the author is awesome
The history of technological development and the times are not reformed by objective will