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47-878: In 2004, the Ministry of Railway in China purchased an initial 60 sets of the train from Kawasaki Heavy Industries with a maximum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). However, the newer versions of the CRH2 are not related to the E2-1000 Series despite having the same exterior shell. On October 20, 2004, the Ministry of Railway in China ordered 60 sets of CRH2A trains from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan . Along with 60 sets of Bombardier 's Regina-based CRH1A , and 40 sets of Alstom 's Pendolino -based CRH5A , these train sets are consider as first batch of CRH trains. Each of

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141-489: A bottom, middle and top bunk on each side of the compartment). These berths are clustered in compartments, contrasting with the berths in the open sections of Pullman cars in the United States, common until the 1950s. In these cars, passengers faced each other in facing seats during the day. Porters pulled down the upper berth and brought the lower seats together to create the lower berth. All of these berths faced

188-497: A century, with bridge-building among its first businesses. The company offers of storage management for LNG, Kawasaki's portfolio also includes retractable roofs, floors and other giant structures, the Sapporo Dome 's retractable surface is one example. For construction, Kawasaki produces products such as wheel loaders, tunnel machines, rollers, snowplows and purpose-specific loaders. The tunnel boring machines used to excavate

235-437: A green signal while it was supposed to be red. The second train was a CRH 2-139E. The CRH2 front cars fell off the viaduct and one standing at a 90° angle between the viaduct and the ground. The cars that fell to the ground are cars 1-3 and the fourth one was the one standing. As of April 2024: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. ( KHI ) ( 川崎重工業株式会社 , Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha )

282-556: A joint venture with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. However, by the end of 2001, the agreement was terminated. In the following years, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Co. have seen a fluctuation of profits and losses. Kawasaki is active in a diverse range of the aerospace industry. The company is a contractor for the Japanese ministry of defence and has built aircraft such as the C-1 transport aircraft, T-4 intermediate jet trainer, and

329-428: A maximum safe operating speed of 250 km/h (160 mph). During June 2005 and September 2005, The Chinese Ministry of Railways launched bidding for High speed trains with a top speed over 300 km/h (186 mph). Along with Siemens 's Velaro -based CRH3C , CSR Sifang bid 60 sets of CRH2C, includes 30 sets of CRH2C stage one with a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), and 30 sets of CRH2C stage two with

376-971: A part of joint ventures with COSCO in China, i.e. the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.(NACKS), in Nantong, China, and the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.(DACKS), in Dalian, China. On 3 July 2024, the Japanese Defence Ministry announced an investigation into bribery allegations between Kawasaki and Maritime Self-Defence Force personnel over submarine repair contracts. Kawasaki will also set up its own inspection panel to look into fictious transactions and slush funds. Main products Kawasaki's key offering are high-performance gas turbines. The company

423-441: A separate cabin called the forepeak ). Because of the shape of the hull, this bed is basically triangular, though most also have a triangular notch cut out of the middle of the aft end, splitting it partially into two separate beds and making it more of a V shape, hence the name. This notch can usually be filled in with a detachable board and cushion, creating something more like a double bed (though with drastically reduced space for

470-514: A top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). In development and research of the 350 km/h (217 mph) high speed train, The CRH2-300 project was launched by Chinese MOR and CSR. In 2006 the China Development Bank provided CNY 15 billion developmental financial loans to CSR Group for the projects of 200–300 km/h (124–186 mph) high speed trains. Over 50 academics, 150,000 technicians, 600 contractors were involved in

517-450: A wide range of municipal and industrial waste to be recovered, recycled and put to new use. Such systems include refuse paper and plastic fuel production facilities that convert wastepaper/plastics into an easy-to-handle solid fuel, equipment that converts old tires into highway paving materials and tiles, and machinery that sorts glass bottles by size and color. Main products Kawasaki's history of building steel structures spans more than

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564-482: A young age. He was involved with two offshore disasters but accredited his survival to the modernization of the ships. This led to the decision to create technological innovations for the Japanese shipping industry. In 1878, after struggling to find business, his first order was placed. This is marked as the company's start in the industry. In 1886, Kawasaki moved the business from Tokyo to Hyogo. This allowed space for

611-585: Is 250 km/h (155 mph) with 9,600 kW (12,874 hp) of power output. The first batch of CRH2E, CRH2-121E - CRH2-126E, came into service on Beijing-Shanghai railway on December 21, 2008. On 23 July 2011, one sleeper coach on CRH2-139E trainset has been derailed in the 2011 Wenzhou train collision , together with CRH1-046B. The rest of CRH2Es were deployed on Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway since January 2015, operating overnight sleeper trains between Beijing and Guangzhou (including some trains to Shenzhen). A brand new variant of

658-490: Is 250 km/h (155 mph) with a power of 9,600 kW (12,874 hp). The first units were delivered on June 29, 2008, and came into service on the Hefei–Nanjing Passenger Railway on August 1, 2008. After the introduction of the modified E2-1000 Series , Sifang built its own CRH2 with a maximum safe operating speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). The original train sets imported from Kawasaki had

705-491: Is Japan's largest manufacturer of rolling stock. It began operations in the industry in 1906. It manufactures express and commuter trains, subway cars, freight trains, locomotives, monorails and new transit systems. Kawasaki is also involved in the development and design of high-speed trains such as Japan's Shinkansen . Main Products Shipbuilding is the historical industry in which Kawasaki Heavy Industries

752-460: Is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles , engines , heavy equipment , aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships , headquartered in Minato , Tokyo , Japan. It is also active in the production of industrial robots , gas turbines , pumps , boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder, Shōzō Kawasaki . KHI

799-419: Is a bed or sleeping accommodation on vehicles. Space accommodations have contributed to certain common design elements of berths. While beds on large ships are little different from those on shore, the lack of space on smaller yachts means that bunks must be fit in wherever possible. Some of these berths have specific names: Frequently, yachts have a bed in the extreme forward end of the hull (usually in

846-775: Is also involved in development of new energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels such as wind power generation, biomass power generation, photovoltaic systems and rechargeable batteries. Main products Kawasaki develops and builds a vast array of industrial plants and equipment, including large cement, chemical and nonferrous metal plants, prime movers, and compact precision machinery. It also offers industrial plant engineering from design to sales. Kawasaki also develops automation systems. Industrial robots for processes such as assembly, handling, welding, painting and sealing, as well as automation systems for distribution and logistics such as automated product- and cargo-handling systems for plants and airports. Main products Kawasaki

893-683: Is involved in joint development and production of the Boeing 767 , Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 with The Boeing Company , and the 170, 175, 190 and 195 jets with Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica . It is also involved in the joint international development and production of turbofan engines for passenger aircraft such as the V2500 , the RB211/Trent , the PW4000 and the CF34 . Kawasaki also works for

940-412: Is involved in the development of equipment that prevents pollution in a wide range of industries. Among the leading products are fuel gas desulfurization and denitrification systems, and ash handling systems. The company also supplies municipal refuse incineration plants, gasification and melting systems, sewage treatment and sludge incineration plants. Kawasaki has also been developing systems that enable

987-595: Is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI . Prior to the Second World War , KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu , which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen . After the conflict, KHI became part of the DKB Group ( keiretsu ). Shōzō Kawasaki , born in 1836, was involved with the marine industry from

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1034-503: Is on top of the other in a double-bunk arrangement. These beds (the lower bed in a double-bunk arrangement) are usually designed in conjunction with seats which occupy the same space, and each can be folded away when the other is in use. Sleeper trains are common, especially in Europe, India and China. Sleeper trains usually consist of single or double-berth compartments, as well as couchette , which have four or six berths (consisting of

1081-405: Is so called because originally they were so small and uncomfortable that nobody slept in them most of the time; only the pilot would be offered it if it were necessary to spend a night aboard the yacht. This is a single bunk tucked under the cockpit , usually found in smaller boats where there is not room for a cabin in this location. Lee cloths are sheets of canvas or other fabric attached to

1128-621: The Channel Tunnel and the 14.14 m diameter shield machines used in the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line construction are two well-known examples. Main products Kawasaki produces motorcycles, Jet Skis and ATVs . Kawasaki's motorcycle include the Ninja sport bikes , and cruisers , dual-purpose and motocross motorcycles, as well as utility vehicles , ATVs and general-purpose gasoline engines . Kawasaki's "Jet Ski" has become

1175-590: The JAXA . The company was responsible for the development and production of the payload fairings, payload attach fittings (PAF) and the construction of the launch complex for the H-II rocket. It continues to provide services for the H-IIA rocket. Kawasaki has also participated in projects such as the development of reusable launch vehicles for spacecraft that will handle future space transport, space robotics projects such as

1222-878: The Japanese Experiment Module for the International Space Station , the cancelled HOPE-X experimental orbiting plane and the docking mechanism for the ETS-VII . According to a document from July 1997, they would have been a major manufacturer of the Kankoh-maru space tourism vehicle (also known as the Kawasaki S-1), which never saw production. In 2022, Kawasaki and Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding to address hydrogen needs in aviation, and to focus on airport hydrogen hubs development. Main products Kawasaki

1269-722: The P-3C antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane. Since 2007, it has built the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, and since 2010, it has built the C-2 transport aircraft. Kawasaki also builds helicopters, including the BK117 , jointly developed and manufactured with MBB . It also produces the CH-47J / JA helicopter. In the commercial aviation business, the company is involved in the joint international development and production of large passenger aircraft. It

1316-479: The CRH2 are designed and made solely by Sifang with a maximum safe operation speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). Power Destination Coach Type On July 23, two bullet trains were traveling in the same direction and the train in front, the CRH 1 -046B was stopped by a or a faulty signal hit by lightning. The light that the second train was supposed to stop at was hit by lightning, malfunctioned and showed

1363-562: The CRH2A set consists of 8 cars. The first 3 sets (CRH 2 -001A - CRH 2 -003A) were built in Japan, the next 6 sets (CRH 2 -004A - CRH 2 -009A) were delivered in complete knock down form and assembled by CSR Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock . The remaining 51 sets (CRH 2 -010A - CRH 2 -060A) were built by Sifang through technology transfer from Japan. The first train arrived at Qingdao port on March 8, 2006, with little fanfare, and

1410-497: The CRH2E entered service in 2017 numbered beyond CRH2E-2463. Instead of a traditional railway sleeping berth the sleeper train is organized with the corridor running down the middle of the train car with double deck "capsules" on each side. Each capsule is similar in layout to airplane first class , and passengers are no longer sharing the room. Each capsule comes with independent tables, outlets, lamps, hangers and curtains. The body of

1457-546: The Chinese MOR & CSR launched CRH2-380 project, the main purpose is to develop new-generation of high speed trains with maximum operation speed of 380 km/h (236 mph). CRH2 is one of the fundamental platforms of the new trains, which is designated as CRH380A. At the time of the sixth national railway speed-up, at least 37 CRH2A sets had been delivered by Kawasaki and Sifang. In 2008, all 60 CRH2A sets had been delivered by Kawasaki. The post-2008 production model of

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1504-423: The Chinese MOR ordered additional 40 sets of CRH2A trains (CRH 2 -151A - CRH 2 -190A) from CSR Sifang. In November 2007, the Ministry of Railway in China ordered 10 CRH2 sets with 16 cars per set (8M8T). These trains have been given designations CRH2B (CRH 2 -111B - CRH 2 -120B). Each CRH2B has three 1st seating cars (ZY), twelve 2nd seating cars (ZE), and one dining car (CA). Designed maximum operation speed

1551-458: The New York subway system. In 1995, Kawasaki Heavy Industries came to an agreement with China to produce the largest containerships ever. This led to the company announcing higher than expected profits in 1996. However, shortly after the profits, the company saw a long decline in business forcing them to find a solution. With the company seeing continuous losses into the 21st century, it formed

1598-601: The Shanghai-Nanjing high speed rail. CRH2C Stage two is the "re-design" version of the CRH2. Some of the details, like the aluminum body structure, noise reduction technology & reduction technique, draw on the CRH3C.And cancelled the driver's door. According to CSR Sifang, the improvements include the following aspects: Chinese MOR ordered 30 sets of CRH2C stage two, name code CRH 2 -091C - CRH 2 -110C and CRH 2 -141C - CRH 2 -150C. The first set, CRH 2 -091C

1645-614: The end of World War 1. After the war, along with the Allied arms-limitation agreement in 1912, Kawasaki faced a huge decline in shipbuilding. In 1929, the Depression caused a large amount of financial problems with the company. During World War 2, Kawasaki was a major builder of combat aircraft like the Ki-61, which killed many Allied aircrew. Just afterwards, they adapted air intakes from combat aircraft to high speed motorcycles. In 1947,

1692-476: The feet; 12 in or 300 mm wide is typical). The term "V-berth" is not widely used in the UK; instead, the cabin as a whole (the forepeak) is usually referred to. The archetypal layout for a small yacht has seats running down both sides of the cabin, with a table in the middle. At night, these seats can usually be used as beds. Because the ideal ergonomic distance between a seat-back and its front edge (back of

1739-504: The government introduced a new shipbuilding agenda and gave Kawasaki a rise in profits and helped restore the company. The company was able to resume all operations and by the 1950s, Japan was leading as the world's largest shipbuilder. By the late 1960s into the 1970s Kawasaki had begun to withdraw from the shipbuilding industry and diversified its company, producing motorcycles, jet skis, bridges, tunnel-boring machines, and aircraft. They also supplied technologically advanced railroad cars to

1786-443: The knee) makes for a rather narrow bed, good settee berths will have a system for moving the back of the settee out of the way; this can reveal a surprisingly wide bunk, often running right out to the hull side underneath the lockers. If they are to be used at sea, settee berths must have lee-cloths to prevent the user falling out of bed. Sometimes the settee forms part of a double bed for use in harbor, often using detachable pieces of

1833-414: The open side of the bunk (very few are open all round) and usually tucked under the mattress during the day or when sleeping in harbour . The lee cloth keeps the sleeping person in the bunk from falling out when the boat heels during sailing or rough weather. Long-distance trains running at night usually have sleeping compartments with sleeping berths. In the case of compartments with two berths, one

1880-628: The project. This train's livery is not like the CRH2A, which the blue stripe does not end at the fronts of trainsets. CRH2C Stage one is a modified version of CRH2A. It has a maximum operating speed up to 300 km/h (186 mph) by replacing two intermediate trailer cars with motorized cars. Equipped with an array of the state-of-the-art technologies, including aluminum alloy body with a reduced weight, high speed turntable, high speed pantograph, and optic-fiber based integrated control system. Chinese MOR ordered 30 sets of CRH2C stage one, name code CRH 2 -061C - CRH 2 -090C. The first set, CRH 2 -061C

1927-516: The rise of orders placed to his company and the renaming to Kawasaki Dockyard. The new and improved company went public as Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd when the demand for ships rose during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Kojiro Matsukata was announced as the company's first president. After opening a new factory in 1906, Kawasaki began diversifying its products. They began to produce parts for the railroad, automotive, and airplane industry by

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1974-425: The table and extra cushions. Such beds are not usually referred to as settee berths. A narrow berth high up in the side of the cabin, the pilot berth is usually above and behind the back of the settee and right up under the deck. Sometimes the side of this bunk is "walled in" up to the sleeper's chest; there may even be small shelves or lockers on the partition so that the bed is "behind the furniture". The pilot berth

2021-479: The train is redesigned to reduce noise levels during travel. The trains have been dubbed "moving hotels". CRH2G is a specialized cold and sand/windstorm resistant version of the CRH2 manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang . The trains were tested on the Lanzhou–Xinjiang HSR and Harbin–Dalian HSR . Tests where completed on November 10, 2015, and the first sets were assigned to Lanzhou–Xinjiang HSR . In 2008,

2068-742: Was created and developed, as from the company's 1878 founding as the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its product range include high-performance LNG and LPG carriers, container ships, bulk carriers and VLCCs, as well as submarines. The company is also involved in the development of offshore structures and research vessels. Kawasaki also produces marine machinery and equipment, including main engines, propulsion systems, steering gears, deck and fishing machinery. Kawasaki has shipyards at Kobe and Sakaide, Kagawa . (Kagawa Prefecture). The company also builds ships as

2115-498: Was not even publicized in China. These trains have a maximum operation speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) and started providing high-speed train service from April 18, 2007, the date of the sixth national railway speed-up. According to Chinese and Japanese media, CRH2A trains started test trials ahead of commercial operation on the Shanghai-Hangzhou and Shanghai-Nanjing lines on January 28, 2007. On September 14, 2010,

2162-701: Was unveiled in January 2010 and came into service on Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed rail in February, 2010. In November and December 2007, the Ministry of Railway in China ordered 20 CRH2 sleeper trains with 16 cars per set (8M8T). These trains are modified CRH2Bs, outfitted with traditional railway sleeping berths ( couchette car ) and have been given designations CRH2E (numbered CRH2-121E - CRH2-140E). Each CRH2E has thirteen 1st class sleeping cars (WR), two 2nd class seating cars (ZE), and one buffet car (CA) or one second class/dining car (ZEC). Designed maximum operation speed

2209-740: Was unveiled on December 22, 2007. During the test on April 22, 2008, CRH 2 -061C reached a top speed of over 370 km/h (230 mph) on Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail . During the test on December 11, 2009, CRH 2 -061C reached a top speed of 394.2 km/h (244.9 mph) on Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed rail. Together with CRH3C, the CRH2C stage one first came into service on Beijing-Tianjin Intercity high-speed rail on August 1, 2008, and all CRH2C stage one trains have been replaced by CRH3C in April, 2009. Currently, most of these trains are serving on

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