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(231231) -- BEIJING, Dec. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows a hot rolling production line in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee grinds a wheel at a workshop in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee packages a wheel product at a workshop in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows a hot rolling production line in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees package wheel products at a workshop in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees package wheel products at a workshop in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows a hot rolling production line in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees package wheel products at a workshop in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-MA'ANSHAN-MASTEEL-WHEEL-HIGH-SPEED TRAIN-PRODUCTION (CN)

(231230) -- MA'ANSHAN, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee measures the external diameter of a wheel at a workshop in China Baowu Group Masteel Rail Transit Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (MRT) in Ma'anshan, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 15, 2023. The manufacturing of wheels for high-speed trains is well-known for its difficulty and high demand for quality. In recent years, Masteel of China Baowu Group has developed wheel and axle manufacturing technologies with independent intellectual property rights, breaking the longtime production monopoly by foreign companies. Today in Masteel, it takes only about 68 seconds to roll and form a wheel. The production capacity and process control level of Masteel have reached the world leading level. (Photo by Luo Jisheng/Xinhua)

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German auto supplier ZF opens new e-mobility plant in NE China

STORY: German auto supplier ZF opens new e-mobility plant in NE China DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHAN VON SCHUCKMANN, Member of the Board of Management of the ZF Group STORYLINE: German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG broke ground on a new electric mobility plant in China on Tuesday. The plant, located in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, will primarily produce electric axle drives. Its first-phase operations will start in 2025. The company said it is working on expanding its presence in China, as the country has moved to the fore when it comes to future trends like electromobility. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHAN VON SCHUCKMANN, Member of the Board of Management of the ZF Group "In the fastest growing market in e-mobility, for us, it again offers the highest growth in e-mobility. So when we look at the development of e-mobility in China, we se

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U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment

STORY: U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailment site STORYLINE: A federal agency released a preliminary report Thursday on the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The report issued by the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) said the Norfolk Southern train passed three hot bearing detectors (HBD) on its trip before the derailment on the night of Feb. 3. The function of the HBD is to detect overheated bearings and provide audible real-time warnings to train crews. One of the HBDs "transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle," according to the report. After hearing the warning, the train engineer "increased the dynamic brake application to further slow and stop the train" and the crew later observed fire and smoke and notifi

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U.S. Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

STORY: U.S. Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Local residents feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including at least 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 in the Ohio village of East Palestine. No one was injured in the derailment that investigators said was caused by a broken axle. Fearful of a major explosion, the authorities have carved out an evacuation zone and carried out a controlled release of toxic fumes to neutralize burning cargo. 'Plumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water. A train derailment in Ohio and subsequent burning of some of the hazardous chemicals has people asking: How worried should they

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Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment

STORY: Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailed freight train cars (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by U.S. authorities after a freight train derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train, 10 of which derailed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a U.S. government agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. Five of derailed hazmat cars, the NTSB said, were carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced indust

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Chinese-made battery-powered locomotive tested in Thailand

STORY: Chinese-made battery-powered locomotive tested in Thailand DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the battery-powered locomotive made by CRRC 2. various of the testing ceremony 3. various of the battery-powered locomotive made by CRRC STORYLINE: A battery-powered locomotive manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) Dalian Co. Ltd. was tested in Bangkok on Wednesday. The locomotive, the first of its kind that CRRC made for Thailand, is expected to contribute to the country's green efforts. At the testing ceremony, Thai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said that Thailand is encouraging the use of renewable energy in the country's transportation system. He also spoke highly of the cooperation between Thailand and China in the railway sector. According to CRRC Dalian, the battery-powered locomotive was developed for passenger and general freight based on Thailand's original locomotive platform. The six-axle locom

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Tokyo's unmanned transit system suspended due to train car trouble

TOKYO, Japan - Train services of the Yurikamome Line, an unmanned traffic system that connects Tokyo's Shimbashi Station with waterfront areas along Tokyo Bay, were suspended on April 14 after a six-car train was stalled possibly due to a broken axle, the operator of the train services said.

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Ferris wheel without center axle to debut in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The world's first Ferris wheel without a center axle will make its debut at Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo's Korakuen district in May. A roller coaster is expected to run through the Ferris wheel.

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