China tests 500 kmph super speed train

It 8220;will provide useful reference for current high-speed railway operations8221;,it quoted train expert Shen Zhiyun as saying.

But future Chinese trains will not necessarily run at such high speeds,CSR chairman Zhao Xiaogang told the Beijing Morning News.

8220;We aims to ensure the safety of trains operation,8221; he said.

China8217;s railway industry has had a tough year,highlighted by a collision between two high-speed trains in July which killed at least 40 people. Construction of new high-speed trains in China has since been a near halt.

In February,the railways minister,Liu Zhijun,a key figure behind the boom in the sector,was dismissed over corruption charges that have not yet been tried in court.