> The Amazing Tibet Railway - to the top of the world

An absolute stunning marvel of modern day engineering. Cutting right through the mighty Himalayas and reaching some of the hardest to reach places on earth, Tibet railway project is one hell of a project. The train to "the roof of the world". Over the last four years, 35,000 workers have laid down track in bitter cold and at high altitude. The project cost 33 billion yuan (approximately €3.46 billion)
Enjoy!!

Inside the train:





The route:

The Lhasa Railway Station in Tibet, now home to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.




Lhasa: A view of the railway station set before a stunning background of Himalayas mountains.





The very first train makes its way through the mountains near Lhasa. The project is a controversial engineering feat meant to bind the unique Himalayan region to the rest of China.




The 1,140-kilometer (710-mile) line crosses some of the world's most forbidding terrain, climbing mountain passes up to 5,000 meters (16,500 feet) high and passing over ground that is frozen year-round.





Tunnels and bridges: Train "Qing 1" emerges from a tunnel in Kunlun Mountain. At 1,686 meters, it is the longest tunnel through frozen soil in the world.




The train passes the La Se Te bridge near Lhasa.




Another bridge: this time the train crosses a viaduct outside of Gomud, in Qinghai province, allowing spectacular views for its passengers.




Snow-covered summits tower in the background as the train crosses the Tibetan grasslands near Lhasa.
















Find more images here -> Photos Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Awesome isn't it, the place its going to is even more spectacular will post that soon

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btw i cant save em as pics.. its coming as .php files?? !!

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freak man!! i`m still astounded by the beauty!! fawking hellL!!!!!!!

it soo doesnt get better then this!

I happened to see a documentary on the very same story on Discovery i think. It was breath-taking to say the least - when it comes to building infrastructure Chinese do not leave a stone unturned.

Downside of this whole project was the growing influx of Mainlanders both as tourists and folks/peasants/farmers who decide to stay back in Tibet for the likelihood of livelihood from the ever burgeoning economy due to the tourism & hospitality industry.

Tibet appears to be heading in the direction of South East Asia. And that does not bade well for the local culture and heritage which is on brink of extinction.

actually the bigger concern is the fast military buildup that railways will bring into that area allowing faster movement. So in that sense its bad for the Tibetan freedom movement.
Thats why the tibetans were opposing it here in India when the first train made its way on 1st July.

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Safin's Signature:

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
- George Bernard Shaw

Freedom movement I think they should get over it.

Tibet is a lost cause - Sad but that's how politics work. The world is busy liberating countries which they think should be liberated - even if it does not need to.

But when it comes to liberating really oppressed, everybody conveniently looks the other way.

Anyways, offtopic banter - lets enjoy the view Hope you make it on that train journey

i better delete the above or i will make it to the chinese firing squad allright

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Safin's Signature:

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
- George Bernard Shaw

WOW... this is Truely Awesome