London-Beijing: East Express train of 21st century

London-Beijing: East Express train of 21st century

Beijing and Shanghai became one of the main economic centres of the world. And capitals need the reliable transport message with other capitals. For example, with London. This idea seems mad? Tell it to the government of China which of building of a high-speed railroad line Beijing-London seriously thinks.

In 1883 year there was a railway route most well-known in the world – Paris-Istanbul, it «East Express train». Then occurrence of this line seemed something improbable and progressive. After all in any 67 hours it was possible to reach from the centre of the Western civilisation its suburbs. Now, more than in hundred years after these events, there is a working out of much more scale and sign project – buildings of a trunk-railway Beijing-London.

London-Beijing: East Express train of 21st century

And, in 21st century the initiative proceeds not from the West, and from the East – from the government of China. The celestial Empire makes multi-billion and long-term plans on development of own railway infrastructure. After start of a high-speed line to Tibet Chineses construct roads on all East and South East Asia and ambitiously look far at the West.

London-Beijing: East Express train of 21st century

Their problem – to create high-speed railway traffic on a line Beijing-London. As declares Van Menshu (Wang Mengshu) – a member of the Chinese engineering academy, the curator of railway projects of China – erection of such road if to aim, is possible for any ten years. And trains on a route will pass Beijing-London for two days is as much, how many there was in a way East Express train of the end of 19th century. But now this train would be more pertinent to name the Western Express train, considering that the initiative of its creation proceeds from China.