Paul Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 we manufacture quality tat for European & US customers... LOL, like your honestly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 To the quality points above.... there are times here when you just have a "TIC" (this is China!) moment and just get on with it... I have friends here in the railway business (read trainspotters...) and they tell me things some worrying things. For example, HK has very strong safety standards, due to the UK influence previously, and when a new train line is built they will have a fairly long safety commissioning period (6 months?) before any passengers are allowed anywhere near the train for daily operation. Here in China, they will open the train to fare paying passengers virtually on the day it is completed. If after say 6 months, there have been no crashes or deaths they will declare it officially open To the OP I will wait a good year before I shall attempt to cross the Hangzhou Bridge or use their new high speed trains. It's simple self preservation. Now back to work on that cheap tat.... it pay's for my Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Both China and India are planning some of the largest projects the world has ever seen and plenty of them , whole techno cities !! Standards will only improve in both countries , all paid for by cheap tat !! Meanwhile the UK struggles to fill potholes .. The brightest and best are allowed to leave the UK and work elsewhere! Railwise the last UK train manufacturer is set to close (even though its Bombardier -Canadian) and be transferred to Germany -I guess when it comes to Trains "were -oot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 The brightest and best are allowed to leave the UK and work elsewhere! Why thank you kind sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 To the OP I will wait a good year before I shall attempt to cross the Hangzhou Bridge or use their new high speed trains. It's simple self preservation. Sorry for my tardyness but after checking, the Hangzhou Bridge is so yesterday... I never even realized that they were building the new Qingdao one http://en.hangzhou.com.cn/News/content/2011-07/01/content_3786915.htm And according to Wikipedia, they took one year to test the Hangzhou Bridge before opening it up to joe public. I hang my head in shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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