The GE ES59ACi , also known as the HXN5 ( Chinese : 和谐内5 ) or China Mainline Locomotive, is a type of diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation and CRRC Qishuyan for use on freight trains from Harbin to Qiqihar and Mudanjiang in China.
7-421: In October 2005, China Railway ordered 700 ES59ACi Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation and CRRC Qishuyan for delivery in 2008–2009. Two have been built at Erie, Pennsylvania , in 2008; the rest were assembled by Qishuyan at Changzhou in 2008–2010. The first Chinese made loco was unveiled on 25 November 2008. The initial order was reduced from 700 to an actual 300 units produced. The locomotive
14-414: Is equipped with a GE GEVO-16 engine, with an output of 6,250 horsepower (4,660 kW). This People's Republic of China rail-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This diesel locomotive-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . China Railway China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. , doing business as China Railway ( CR ),
21-547: Is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China . China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout China with 18 regional subsidiaries. By September 2022, the total assets of China Railway Group are CNY 9.06 trillion (USD 1.24 trillion). China has the highest railway usage in the world . China Railway Corporation was established in 2013 to be responsible for railroad construction, operation, and maintenance. Under
28-592: The Chinese Corporate Law, China Railway Corporation was reorganized into China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on 18 June 2019. This meant the Ministry of Finance would act as an investor on behalf of the state and the company would be led by a board and managed by board-chosen executives. By the end of 2019, China Railway employed 2 million people and operated 139,900 km of railroads, of which 35,388 are high-speed railroads . The China Railway logo
35-481: The experimental East Wind service to London to test demand. The Chinese government refers to the two-week 12,000 km (7,500 mi) route, starting at Yiwu and with trains to London traversing Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France, as the Belt and Road Initiative . Containers must be transferred several times, as different, incompatible, rail gauges are used in different regions, and
42-884: The working class. The "CR" logo is used on the Fuxing (train) along with the China Railway logo. The "CRH" logo is used on the Hexie (train) . There are 21 primary subsidiary companies under China Railway. As of 2008, approximately two million people work in China Railway. The key trends for the China Railway are (as of the financial year ending 31 December): China Railway operates passenger trains from China to Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Also operates freight (cargo) trains to these countries. There are 11 international passenger train services: As of 2017 China Railway ran goods services to 15 European cities, including routes to Madrid and Hamburg and
49-502: Was designed by Chen Yuchang ( Chinese : 陈玉昶 ) (1912–1969), officially adopted on 22 January 1950. The whole logo represents the front of a locomotive. The upper part of the logo represents the Chinese character 人 (people), while the lower part represents the transversal surface of a rail. The logo means that China's railway belongs to the people. The lower part represents the character 工 (labour), means that China's railway belongs to
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