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THE RAILWAY CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT IN CHINA.

Author(s) : MA X.

Summary

THE AUTHOR GIVES A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CHINESE RAILWAY NETWORK, WITH AN OVERALL LENGTH OF 53,000 KM. ELECTRIFICATION HAS BEGUN. FOR HAULAGE DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES HAVE BEEN USED SINCE 1958 AND PROVIDE 17.6% OF PRESENT TRAFFIC. EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP GAS-TURBINE AND ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES. FREIGHT WAS 1,160 MILLION T IN 1983, AMOUNTING TO 43% OF THE OVERALL CARGO ; THE TONNAGE OF FRESH PRODUCTS WAS 10 MILLION T ; REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT INVOLVES ABOUT 20% OF THIS TONNAGE. THE MAIN TYPE OF RAILWAY TRUCK IS A REFRIGERATED TRUCK WITH WATER ICE.

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  • Original title: THE RAILWAY CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT IN CHINA.
  • Record ID : 1986-2510
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Long distance refrigerated transport: land and sea.
  • Publication date: 1985/03/13
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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