China unveils prototypes of world's fastest high-speed train(1/5)

Photo shows a CR450-AF high-speed bullet train in Beijing, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Prototypes of the CR450 bullet train, with a test speed of up to 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 kilometers per hour, were debuted in Beijing on Sunday.

The new prototypes are two CR450 models: the CR450AF and the CR450BF, both featuring an eight-car formation with four powered and four non-powered carriages.

Photo shows a CR450-BF high-speed bullet train in Beijing, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows a CR450-AF high-speed bullet train in Beijing, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows the pilot cabin of a CR450-AF high-speed bullet train in Beijing, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows the business class cabin of a CR450-AF high-speed bullet train in Beijing, Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)