铁路的诞生地
<p><span word="Exciting">Exciting</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span> <span word="Rolling">Rolling</span> <span word="Stock">Stock</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> (<span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="CRRC">CRRC</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="maglev">maglev</span>" <span word="train">train</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 600 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railways">railways</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="densest">densest</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="outmoded">outmoded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decrepit">decrepit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiotic">idiotic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railways">railways</span> - <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="franchising">franchising</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> "<span word="bid">bid</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="franchises">franchises</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="siphon">siphon</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2007 <span word="and">and</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="privatization">privatization</span> - <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p>
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