【禁聞】問題動車復出 高鐵安全再履薄冰？

【新唐人2011年12月3日訊】溫州動車事故後，因為質量問題，被中國北車集團在8月份召回的54列京滬高鐵動車組，最近將全部恢復上線運行。此外，京滬高鐵也將調整列車運行圖，增加班次。在民眾對溫州事仍然心有餘悸，事故報告還未出爐的情況下，恢復密集運行的高鐵是否將再履薄冰？我們來聽專家的分析。

大陸鐵道部在12月1號表示，因為質量問題被召回的54列CRH380BL型動車組將全部恢復上線運行。在此之前鐵道部就聲稱，中國北車集團對召回的問題動車組進行了認真整改，已確認整改合格，從11月16號起將分批投入運營。

中南大學城市軌道交通研究所退休教授王成立認為，新年返鄉潮即將到來，鐵道部急於賺錢。

中南大學城市軌道交通研究所退休教授王成立：「現在春運比較要緊嘛，鐵路部又是虧損的，它只有春運賺點錢，中國的問題複雜的很，就像中國的煤礦一樣，實際上有人在那裏檢查，你煤礦一樣的出事故。你這個動車將來出了事故再說了。」

《新京報》報導，北車召回的54列CRH380BL動車，合同金額超過200億，加上此前有67億訂單延遲交貨，這次北車約有270億合同受損。同時，京滬高鐵22班次被停運，這條線的運營效益也再受打擊。

那麼，這些問題動車是否真的可以安全上路了呢？

大陸前鐵路工程師詹先生表示，被召回的問題動車究竟存在甚麼問題，如何整改，是否真正解決了問題，到現在當局也沒有給公眾一個具體答案。

大陸前鐵路工程師詹先生：「在這個追尾這麼嚴重一個高鐵事故當中，可以說，中國大陸不管從中共當局還是鐵道部來講，沒有從中吸取教訓，沒有真正分析事故發生的真正原因是甚麼，沒有把這些簡單的安全隱患解決掉，那麼現在還是走回老路上去，那麼實際上說，這些隱患仍然存在。所以說，隨時對老百姓的出行安全是存在著危險的。」

隨著這54列動車組回歸，京滬高鐵將於12月12號起調整列車運行圖，同時啟用全新列車時刻表。這次調圖，京滬高鐵安排了92對列車高峰期滿圖運行。溫州動車事故發生前是每天88對。

詹先生質疑，這相當於每十五分鐘就開行一趟列車，這樣的密度，是否為再次發生追尾事故埋下隱患？

詹先生還透露，沒有被召回的列車也許質量問題更嚴重。

詹先生：「其實以前，很多列車出現比這更嚴重的質量問題，但是因為它不敢曝光，也不敢停運。不能停怎麼辦呢，實際上是邊運行邊返修，它沒有返回工廠，並不意味著它問題就小，實際上問題更嚴重。實際上老百姓是坐著問題車，天天在跑，不知道自己坐的車存在嚴重的質量問題。」

最近，大陸高鐵再傳事故。12月1號，廣深港高鐵隧道工地鋼筋架垮塌，16名工人被埋隧道中，造成2人死亡，3人重傷。

此外，高鐵又有列車因故障而所謂「趴窩」停運。 11月29號下午，G16次高鐵濟南停運將近3小時，據說是因為供電網故障，停電期間共影響上行列車13趟。

網友「黎靜M」在微博上說：「車門關了，電也停了，下不了車。請大家微博轉下，告訴後面的動車G130,G134 ……別撞上啊。」

新唐人記者梁欣、李靜、周天採訪報導。

Recalled Bullet Trains Put Back Into Service, But Are They Safe?

After the bullet train accident in Wenzhou City, 54 bullet trains

that travel between Beijing and Shanghai, were recalled in August because of quality control issues.

They will be put back into service very soon.

In addition, officials will adjust the operational mapping

of the high-speed trains between Beijing and Shanghai, which will increase the frequency of train stops.

At present, the public is still worried about the

Wenzhou accident and the fact that the accident report has not been officially published.

So people don’tknow if it is safe to continue to use high-speed trains.

Let’s listen to an expert analysis of the situation.

China’s Ministry of Railways reported on December 1st

that the 54th bullet train, model-CRH380BL,

which were recalled earlier this year because of quality control

issues, will be put back into service.

Prior to this, the Ministry of Railways claimed that

the China North Vehicle Group had rectified the problem

related to the recalled bullet trains and that the Ministry

confirmed the claims made by the Group.

They will be put into service in batches, starting on Nov. 16.

Wang Chengli, a retired professor from the Urban Rail Transportation

Institute of the Central South University (URTICSU),

believes that masses of people will want to use bullet trains

during the Chinese New Year, and the the Ministry of Railways is eager to make some money.

Retired professor, Wang Chengli, from the URTICSU, said:

"Now, the Chinese New Year’s transportation issue is very important.

Since the Ministry of Railways has suffered such a big loss,

it is very concerned about making money during the Chinese New Year.

China's problems are very complex,

like the Chinese coal mines.

There are people who overlook the coal operations, yet mine

accidents still occur.

If a bullet train is involved in an accident, officials don’tpay

attention to it, they just worry about it in the future."

Beijing News reported that the 54th bullet train,

model-CRH380BL, were recalled by North Vehicle Group,

which has a contract to build

over RMB 20 billion (US$3.14 billion) worth of bullet trains.

In addition, delivery of a bullet train

order worth RMB 6.7 billion (US$1.05 billion) was delayed.

In the end North Vehicle Group lost about RMB 27 billion

(US$4.25 billion).

Meanwhile, 22 shifts of high-speed trains were shut down

between Beijing and Shanghai, causing further financial loses.

So, are these problematic bullet trains really safe enough to

be put back into service?

Mr. Zhan, a former railway engineer in mainland China,

explained the exact problems that the recalled bullet trains had,

how to rectify them, and

whether these problems were really resolved.

So far, the authorities have not given a specific answer

to the public.

Mr. Zhan, a former railway engineer in mainland China:

“Regarding the serious nature of high-speed trains crashes,

it appears that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials

and the Ministry of Railways, didn’tlearn their lessons.

They didn’tanalyze the real causes behind the crashes.

They haven’teven tackled some simple security risks.

But now they’re going back to their old ways.

In fact, these risks still exist.

So travelers will be constantly faced with security risks.”

With the 54th bullet train returning to service, officials will

adjust the trains’ operational mapping between Beijing and Shanghai,

which will create a totally new train timetable.

By adjusting the train schedule, 92 pairs of trains will be

in full operation at peak times between Beijing and Shanghai.

The number of pairs of trains in operation before

the bullet train accident in Wenzhou City was 88.

Mr. Zhan questioned the logic of having one train

arrive every 15 minutes.

Will this frequency invite other fatal train accidents?

Mr. Zhan also revealed that trains that were not recalled

could have even more serious quality control issues than the recalled trains.

Mr. Zhan: “In the past, many trains had even more serious

quality control issues,

but they were not made known to the public and the

Ministry of Railroads dared not stop the trains from running.

What can be done if the trains don’tstop operating?

In fact, they were repaired while they were in service.

They were not returned to the factory.

It didn’tmean that they didn’thave little problems.

They actually have even more serious problems.

In fact, people are sitting on these accident-prone trains, every day.

People don’tknow that the trains that they are traveling on

have serious quality control issues.”

Recently, high-speed trains in mainland China were

involved in accidents.

On December 1st, at the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong

line construction site of a high-speed railway tunnel,

the steel frames collapsed, burring 16 workers in the tunnel.

Two people were killed and 3 people were seriously injured.

Netizen Lijing M said in a micro-blog: “The train’s doors

closed, and the power was shut off, making it impossible to get off the train.

Please post this on micro-blog:

Please tell the bullet train G130, G134 don’t bump in our train…”

NTD reporters Liang Xin, Li Jing and Zhou Tian