2012-03-13

High speed rail in Hubei collapses

More problems for China's highly indebted, excessively expensive and far too rapidly built high speed rail network.

Section of high-speed railway collapses
An unopened section of a high-speed railway in Hubei province has collapsed due to heavy rains - the latest in a string of mishaps to hit the network since the fatal collision last summer in Wenzhou.

There were no reports of injuries when the 300-metre section of rail line fell - just two months before its scheduled opening - but hundreds of workers have been toiling through the night to repair the stretch of damaged track over the weekend, local and state media reported.
The high speed rail network is unprepared for inclement weather, with lighting blamed for last year's fatal crash. Does the shoddy construction and accident prone service have anything to do with it being built during declining social mood?

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