China's First Full Electrical Controlled Monorail Working Vehicle Goes into Operation on June 2, 2016

World's first virtual track train gets to work on June 2, 2017. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

China's first full electrical controlled monorail working vehicle goes into operation on June 2, 2016

Built by China Railway Group Limited, the ZC200 full electrical controlled monorail, which was China's first independently developed working vehicle of its kind, went into operation on June 2, 2016.

The technology filled a blank in China's engineering construction equipment manufacturing for urban rail transportation.

The working vehicle has mainly been used for examining and repairing installation facilities and devices of track beams and transporting technical staff and devices to the construction site.

It has advantages in innovative key components and control system compared to foreign working vehicles of the same type.

World's first virtual track train is developed on June 2, 2017

An intelligent railway express system went into operation on June 2, 2017, bringing to the world its first functioning virtual track train.

Developed by CRRC Corporation Limited, the intelligent railway express train integrates advantages of modern tramcars and buses which share roads with other cars without tracks and at the same time are able to carry a large number of passengers.

The train is a supplement to rail transit of tier 1 cities and can be a main transportation in tier 2 and 3 cities. Meanwhile, it can coordinate with the current public transportation system and form a ground-underground and light rail traffic network, which will largely improve metropolitan transportation capacities.

Gaofen 6 is launched into orbit on June 2, 2018

Gaofen 6 was launched into orbit on June 2, 2018.

Generally developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Gaofen 6 is a main national high resolution satellite and works together with Gaofen 1 to serve industries like agriculture, natural resources, emergency management and ecological environmental protection.

Gaofen 6 is the first satellite using four-mirror off-axis and free-form surface optical spatial technologies in the world and the first small satellite able to serve as long as eight years.

The satellite successfully shows that China has gained the independent ability to develop the core components of a mini-satellite.

(Executive editor: Li Shuling)