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Chapter 400: EMUs also require installment payments?

the next morning.

Liu Tao went to the Ministry of Railways.

However, the 'Beijing-Shanghai Railway' route has been preliminarily planned.

A working group from Panshan Group participated in the entire work.

The "Beijing-Shanghai Railway" project was jointly completed by the Third and Fourth Survey and Design Institutes of the Ministry of Railways, and the standards used were the same as those of the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway".

"The starting point of the 'Beijing-Shanghai Railway' project is Beijing South Station, and the terminal station is Shanghai Hongqiao Station. It passes through Cangzhou West Station, Tianjin South Station, Langfang Station, etc. There are 24 stations along the line, and the entire line is 1318 kilometers long," the project chief designer introduced the plan.

There is a red line that runs from Beijing South Station to Shanghai Hongqiao Station, with a total of 24 stations. The main rivers it passes through are the Yellow River, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Huaihe River and Yangtze River, so several super-large bridges need to be built along the way.

After the railway is completed, it will only take about 5 hours to travel from Beijing to Shanghai.

The preliminary work of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway has been going on for a long time, and there are even plans and preliminary geological surveys. The Beijing-Shanghai Railway is different. The Beijing-Shanghai Railway to be built has a great adjustment from the original railway line. Surveying and geological surveys have to be carried out one by one. After such a long time, only the preliminary route has been completed.

It is expected that all planning and investigation work will not be completed until the end of the year, and all investigation and design work will not be completed until next year.

Of course, this is also because the construction of this railway is not urgent. If it were urgent, construction would start immediately and design would be carried out while construction is underway.

"Comrade Liu Tao, what do you think of this line?" The head of the Ministry of Railways looked at Liu Tao.

After all, the money for the "Beijing-Shanghai Railway" project was provided by Panshan Group, and the Ministry of Railways was responsible for survey, design, construction and subsequent operation.

"No problem, I believe Boss Tie is professional in this area." Liu Tao nodded.

"Then we will report this plan to our superiors." The person in charge of the Ministry of Railways said with a smile.

After attending the meeting on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway line, Liu Tao and his team set off to inspect the Beijing-Kowloon Railway.

Now the total number of construction workers for the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway" has officially exceeded one million, and construction is being carried out in sections along the entire line.

Even during holidays, there is no shutdown.

The construction even continued at night, 24 hours a day, to ensure the construction progress of the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway".

At present, the 372.777-kilometer section of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway in Hebei Province has been completed and opened to traffic, and the Fuxing EMU is being tested in this section.

Liu Tao and his companions took the "Fuxing" EMU train southward.

The 'Fuxing' EMU is tested twice a day, and the crew is also trained at the same time.

There were two crews before, but now there are four crews in total.

Along the line, you can also see that the train stations have not yet been fully completed and the workers are still working overtime.

This time, the "Fuxing" EMU traveled south at a speed of 280 kilometers per hour.

Liu Tao looked at the virtual panel. There was no red dot on the virtual panel. The "Fuxing" EMU was in good condition. Apparently, after such a long period of running-in, the "Fuxing" EMU was running-in very well.

"The performance of the 'Fuxing' EMU is so good that the ministry held a meeting and decided to purchase additional 'Fuxing' EMUs. However, as you are aware of our situation, Comrade Liu Tao, we would like to purchase them in installments." The person in charge of the Ministry of Railways looked at Liu Tao cautiously.

You have to know that they are not unfamiliar with high-speed rail in other countries. It turns out that the cost of railways and trains is ridiculously high. It is not a matter of doubling the cost.

Some companies don't even give them a chance to consult, because they want to avoid technology leakage and keep the technology confidential.

It was at this time that the Ministry of Railways realized that Liu Tao's previous statement that the EMUs were sold at cost price was not just talk. Liu Tao's mind moved, this is a solution.

After all, if a manufacturing plant is invested in construction, it must produce trains. Only by continuous production can the workers' technical level be improved and the supporting factories can be driven up, thereby reducing the cost.

Although Panshan Group will definitely suffer losses in the early stages, this may not be the case in the medium and long term.

"That's fine. This cooperation plan is fine. After all, our Panshan Group will also enjoy dividends from the 'Beijing-Kowloon Railway'." Liu Tao hesitated for a moment and agreed.

The 'Beijing-Kowloon Railway' is operating according to plan, with half of it used as a passenger railway and the other half as a freight railway in the early stages.

After all, nowadays, there are not so many people who need to take the train, and the efficiency of the railway can be fully utilized by combining passenger and freight transportation.

As for freight, the "Fuxing" EMU will naturally not be used, but freight trains will be used. After all, although this type of train is much slower, it is much cheaper to build.

Once the passenger source reaches the standard, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway will be entirely passenger transport.

The head of the Ministry of Railways couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He didn't expect Liu Tao to be so easy to talk to and actually agreed to this plan.

You have to know that Panshan Group will suffer a loss under this plan.

Because you have to know that if you borrow money from a bank, you have to pay a lot of interest.

This type of installment payment does not incur interest.

After completing the inspection of the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway" and returning to Beijing, Liu Tao went to the Beijing Office of Panshan Group.

The office is located in Shichahai, not far from Liu Tao's home.

The office here mainly deals with two things. One is about the National Internet Network Information Center, which is located on Zhongguancun South Fourth Street.

Last year, Jinghai, Sitong, Xintong and Kehai were successively established and collectively known as the "Two Tongs and Two Hais". The "Zhongguancun Electronic Street" has begun to take shape.

However, compared with the 'National Internet Information Center', these are just minor matters.

Around the National Internet Information Center, there will be many universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Renmin University, USTC Zhongguancun Campus, Beijing University of Science and Technology, etc.

At present, all the old houses have been demolished and the land has been leveled.

It is expected that the 'National Internet Information Center' will officially start construction after the Spring Festival.

In addition to the "National Internet Information Center", the office also has another thing to do, which is the construction of the "Huaxia High-speed Railway EMU Production Group".

The factory is located west of the West Fourth Ring Road and is connected to the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway" by rail.

The factory covers an area of ​​1000 acres and will have 1.2 employees. In the future, it will be a '3+X' industrial structure with electric locomotives, urban vehicles, and EMUs as the three main businesses, and coordinated development of important components, maintenance, and electromechanical industries.

The entire factory is divided into two phases, and it is expected to take five years to complete the construction.

Deng Mingqiang had panda eyes, and it was obvious that he was under a lot of pressure during this period. After all, as the general manager of the "Huaxia High-speed Railway EMU Production Group", this was his first time to be in charge of something on his own, and he had to start from scratch, involving all aspects of the matter.

The only help the headquarters can provide is technical and financial support, as well as support from processing equipment and some technical personnel.

Deng Mingqiang has to do more work.

(End of this chapter)