SPEED RAIL

TRC’s 350 km/h CRH3 EMU has integrated the world’s state-of-the-art railway wheel track technologies. Each CRH3 EMU comprises 4 motor cars and 4 trailer cars, with loading capacity of 557 passengers, and a traction power of 8,800 Kw. During its trial on the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway on June 24, 2008, the CRH3 “Hexiehao*” EMU (Harmonious) with a designed speed of 350 km/h – first of its kind in China manufactured by TRC – reached the maximum speed of 394.3 km/h, also the highest speed in the world for railway vehicles.