China Railway CRH380A
As a continuation of the CRH2-380 program it both replaces foreign (Japanese) technology in the CRH2 with Chinese developments and increases its top speed.These studies enabled CSR to develop technology allowed for increased maximum speed, and the findings were fed into designs for the new-generation high-speed train.[9] A train model was exhibited in May at the China Railway Pavilion in the Shanghai World Expo Park.The initial standard CRH380A trainsets was delivered in August 2010,[14] The first test on conventional rail, based on a daily-service mode, was conducted on September 28, 2010.[17] CRH380A entered service on September 30, 2010 in limited capacity to handle National Day traffic demand on the Shanghai–Nanjing high-speed railway line.On November 26, 2010, the first 380 km/h (236 mph) test run at the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway was launched at Zaozhuang - Bengbu section.Kawasaki Heavy Industries claims the trains design was Shinkansen derived without citation to the previous technology.