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'Blue Arrow' whistles into service
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THE "Blue Arrow" high-speed passenger train, powered by an alternating current locomotive, was put into commercial operation on the route between Shenzhen and Guangzhou on Monday, becoming the first passenger train to travel at 200km per hour in China.
The train is composed of a locomotive engine and six trail cars, with 422 passenger seats.
The locomotive was jointly manufactured by five Chinese locomotive builders. The highest speed of the locomotive, reached during a test run, is 235km per hour.
In future, there will be shuttle trains, operating at 15-minute intervals, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
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