Korea: HEMU-430x trainset makes public debut

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Experimental 430 km/h high speed train unveiled

18 May 2012

 

SOUTH KOREA: An experimental high speed train designed for speeds up to 430 km/h was unveiled on May 17.

 

The HEMU-430X (High Speed Electric Multiple-Unit 430 km/h eXperimental) has been developed with the aim of putting South Korea's major cities within 1½ h of each other, and to attract export orders for Korean technology.

 

http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/experimental-430-kmh-high-speed-train-unveiled.html

 

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/05/18/2012051801173.html

[Densha]

It looks like a TGV-Shinkansen crossover. The window placing and how the windows look like are typically TGV and the upstanding part where the panthograph is looks like the TGV too, but also a bit like a Shinkansen. Maybe because the first Korean high speed train was based on the TGV and traditionally all Asian countries take a look at Shinkansen when building a high speed train.

[to2leo]

Looks nice, I like the design of it.  Hopefully this latest version is more successful commercially than the previous one.

[Bernard]

I like the design and the color!

[Guest Closed Account 1]

Yeah looks like a hybrid. I guess when you are going to improve something, pick the best parts and go. It's just disturbing they couldn't make something completely original. Like a Formula One from end.