The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 549: A Day Destined to Go Down in History

In the blink of an eye, it is already June 6th.

8 o'clock in the morning, Beijing West Railway Station.

Very early on, the security forces here had been raised to the highest level, and special forces took over the security work of Beijing West Railway Station.

There were already many reporters here early in the morning.

These reporters include those from Xinhua News Agency, Renren Daily, CCTV and Hong Kong's TVB.

CCTV and TBTV started broadcasting the event live from 7:30.

The newly renovated Beijing West Railway Station and the Beijing-Kowloon High-Speed ​​Railway were broadcast live throughout China.

Countless people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong have seen Beijing West Railway Station, the largest railway station in the country, and its highly modernized and technological facilities. They do not need to queue up to buy tickets, but can directly buy tickets at the ticket machine with their ID cards, and then go through security checks at the security check channel.

The spacious train station square and the bright and spacious waiting room have train schedules displayed on the big screen.

At this time, a beautiful train was parked at Platform 1. It was the leader's special train.

The special train has a total of 16 carriages.

The train is very beautiful, the locomotive and the body are full of beautiful smooth lines.

Today, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway will officially start operation, and the first train will be a special train for the leaders.

Seeing this "Fuxing" EMU, countless Chinese people are extremely excited.

Especially when they heard that the train's operating speed was as high as 250 kilometers, they felt proud of the country's development and breakthroughs in the field of science and technology.

Not to mention them, even the reporters and guests would be very excited.

Because this means that China's high-speed rail technology has reached the world's leading level.

With the reform and opening up, overseas information has continued to appear in China, and the Chinese people have been greatly shocked. Many people feel inferior and lack confidence, and they are eager for China to prove itself internationally.

It is precisely because of this mentality that the Chinese women's volleyball team has achieved the impressive result of five consecutive world championships and has become the pride of the Chinese people.

Xu Haifeng won China's first gold medal in the Olympics and became a hero in people's minds.

Li Ning achieved outstanding results in the Olympic Games. His reputation as the "Prince of Gymnastics" spread throughout China and was remembered by countless people.

Now, China's high-speed rail technology has reached the world's leading level, and the whole of China is proud of it.

Especially when seeing the beautiful and sci-fi Beijing West Railway Station and the "Fuxing" EMU, the visualization is even more obvious.

In comparison, China's original train stations and trains seem simple, crude and clumsy!

At exactly eight o'clock, leaders appeared on Platform 1 one by one, and the guards stood straight.

Leaders who often appear on TV and in newspapers appeared in the live broadcast and then entered the carriage of the "Fuxing" EMU.

Liu Tao stayed with the old man and followed him and a group of leaders into the arranged carriage.

This is a special train for leaders, so although it is also a "Fuxing" EMU, it is slightly different from other EMUs.

For example, here, one carriage is for the staff and the other is for the leaders. The leader's carriage will appear more spacious and less restrictive, and can be used for both rest and work.

"This train is great. It's beautiful, grand and full of science fiction." The old man said with satisfaction.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Leader, you will know when the train starts. The vibration is very slight. Even if you put a coin upright next to the window, the coin will not fall down."

This special train was built with great effort by Liu Tao.

It was not until June that it was completely completed and it was perfect.

The safety level is higher. Even if the train overturns at high speed, the chances of survival for the people inside are much greater. The train is equipped with various telephones, telegraphs, and networks to communicate with the outside world. The signal is very good, and there will be no signal loss.

And just in case, he accompanied his leader today, keeping an eye on the train and railway conditions at all times to ensure that everything was safe.

"Really? Then I'd like to take a look!" The old man's amiable smile showed his curiosity and good mood.

In fact, there were two plans before. One was to take a special train south to Hong Kong, and the other was to take a plane directly to Hong Kong.

There is no doubt that taking a special plane to Hong Kong will take much less time, only three and a half hours.

More importantly, the Beijing-Kowloon Line has not yet been officially put into operation. As the first train in official operation, there are countless unknown and uncontrollable factors, which is too dangerous.

However, the old man rejected all objections and finally chose to take a special train to Hong Kong.

Moreover, the entire process was broadcast live to promote and endorse China's high-speed rail technology.

The old man has never forgotten the shock he felt when he experienced the Shinkansen high-speed rail during his visit to Japan.

At that time, he told the staff around him that China also wanted to develop high-speed rail.

I didn’t expect that in just a few years, China has actually developed high-speed rail, and China’s high-speed rail technology has reached the world’s leading level.

He has confidence in China's high-speed rail technology, or more precisely, in Liu Tao.

Because Liu Tao never let him down.

As Liu Tao is now the chief scientist of China, he trusts Liu Tao and has full confidence in Liu Tao.

As everyone entered the special train, the doors began to close.

The announcer began to make his announcement and the train started moving.

The speed of the special train is getting faster and faster.

The live broadcast is in progress. Of course, not all reporters can enter this special train. Some reporters stay at Beijing West Railway Station, while others will enter the second, third and fourth groups of "Fuxing" EMUs.

This time, there are four trains of the "Fuxing" bullet train departing from Beijing.

Each shift is 15 minutes apart.

There are representatives from all over the country, including representatives from different ethnic minorities and representatives from Hong Kong. These Hong Kong representatives came to Beijing specifically to experience the "Fuxing" EMU and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway.

At this time, the speed of the special train continued to increase, and soon it reached 250 kilometers per hour.

When people saw the speed displayed on the screen inside the car, they became excited, and so did the people watching the live broadcast.

When it reached a speed of 250 km/h, the speed of the special train did not slow down, but continued to increase.

In plain areas, the train will travel at a speed of 450 km/h.

The train's speed will not slow down until it passes the plain area.

The whole journey takes about 8 and a half hours to arrive at Kowloon Station in Hong Kong.

This is because Liu Tao has enough confidence in the special train, otherwise he would not dare to be so crazy.

Of course we dare to do this. In fact, the "Fuxing" EMU has conducted more than 100 tests before, and all of them were successful without exception.

At this moment, all TV stations across China, including those in Hong Kong, are broadcasting the entire event live.

Because this is a grand ceremony, it has extremely important significance for China. Its significance even exceeds the return of Macau two years later.

(End of this chapter)