The Chinese Are Coming

[Rough Hewn]

That's not a hospital.
It's a morgue.

[Stere]

Chinese reckon there train will go  faster:

 

Chinese firm offers to build HS2 and save ‘tens of billions’ | News | Building

WWW.BUILDING.CO.UK

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CRCC will work with UK government 'if necessary'

 

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A Chinese firm that is one of the world’s largest contractors has offered to save the government “tens of billions” of pounds by taking on the HS2 project and building it within five years, Building understands. The firm, part of China Railway Construction Corporation, has raised the prospect of the line reaching speeds of up to 420km/h, versus the maximum 340km/h currently envisaged, increased passenger capacity as well as delivering the scheme closer to its current £56bn budget.

Also UK scheme estimate for finishing hs2 is 2040 ( will most likely over run by yrs) chinese reckon all done by 2025.

Edited February 16, 2020 by Stere

[Shaff]

I thought the contractors were already chosen as work has started. 

Bad news if the government descend into a who can do it cheapest bidding war. 

Saying that the Indians build a mean railway so they might be in with a shout price wise

 

[Deafhead]

That would be fun at 200kph

[NFG]

9 hours ago, Deafhead said:

That would be fun at 200kph

If you mean 200 Km/hr. Why so slow? French TGV run at 300 Km/hr on the right track

[Khriss]

9 hours ago, Shaff said:

I thought the contractors were already chosen as work has started. 

Bad news if the government descend into a who can do it cheapest bidding war. 

Saying that the Indians build a mean railway so they might be in with a shout price wise

 

No mate... We taught them everything they know about Railways.... I look forward to the Jubilee line every day because of it  ?  k

[Gardenscape]

22 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

If the Chinese get HS2 built as quick as they've just built that new hospital over there they'll be done by a week on Thursday.

Hardly a proper hospital. Prefab lego set.

[eggsarascal]

30 minutes ago, Gardenscape said:

Hardly a proper hospital. Prefab lego set.

It was a bit tongue in cheek. 

[Stere]

Highspeed trains all grounded in Wuhan due to corona

 

 

 

[Chris at eden]

13 hours ago, NFG said:

If you mean 200 Km/hr. Why so slow? French TGV run at 300 Km/hr on the right track

HS2 will run at 300km/h apparently.  Quicker or as quick as anything other than the Bullet Train apparently.  Its the current intercity trains we have that run at 200km/h.