The sleeping dragon awakens. (China).

International Railway Journal | February 1, 2003| | Copyright

Chinese Railways is being reorganised along more market-oriented lines and is opening itself to advanced technology from outside as it tries to satisfy a voracious national appetite for rail capacity.

CHINESE Railways (CR) is in a desperate race against time. Keeping pace with the demands of one of the world's most vibrant economies is proving difficult despite some truly heroic and ongoing efforts both in the provision of new capacity and in embracing advanced technology.

The tell-tale statistics are that while business has been increasing steadily for ...

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