When it comes to big, luxuryrailway projects, China hasattracted plenty of interna-tional attention for next-generationsystems such as the ShanghaiMaglev train that openedin 2004 and that reachesspeeds of 430 km/h. Lastyear's opening of thehigh-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the start inJanuary ofChina Rail-way high-speedservice betweenShanghai, Nanjing,and Hangzhou, andthe sixth speed-upin April of railwaynationwide have alsodrawn eyeballs fromglobal rail counter-parts.