RR SHIFT EMPHASIS FROM RECONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVED SERVICE, REDUCTION OF FARES

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• Sequence Number: 698
• Publication Date: June 6, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIALCONFIBENTIAt,
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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Peiping; Shanghai; Canton; Hong Kong
4 Apr - 6 May 1950
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RR SHIFT EMPHASIS FROM RECONSTRUCTION
TO IMPROVED SERVICE, REDUCTION OF FARES
ACCIDENTS MAR RR ACHIEVEMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER -- Canton Nan-fang Jih-pao,
30 Apr 50
Peiping, 27 April (Hsin-hua) -- China's railroad, have succeeded in exceed-
in" their transport goals for the first quarter of 1950 and by so doing have
terminated their past dependence on national subsidies. Moreover, northern and
southern railroads have advanced a total of 60 million catties of rice to the
national reconstruction investment fund and paid a total of 32.1 billion Yuan
into the depreciation fund for April 1950 as payment of the business tax for
the first quarter of 1950.
The first quarter of 1950 marked a turning point in the nation's railroads
as the emphasis shifted from reconstruction to transportation service. An aver-
age of 9,947 cars were loaded per day during that period, exceeding the quota
by 3 percent. Tne Northeast exceeded its quota by 16 percent; the Tientsin
bureau, handicapped by a spring vacation for coal miners which reduced coal
shipments, completed only 99 percent of its quota; the Tsinan bureau, 87 per-
cent; the T'ai-yuan bureau, 90.5 percent for standard gauge, 110.4 for narrow
gauge; the Cheng-chou bureau, because of interruptions caused by continuous
improvements in line facilities and operational methods, only 43 percent; the
Shanghai bureau, 115.2 percent; and the Heng-yang bureau, 94.4 percent.
During the first quarter, the time required between successive loadings
on the nation's railroads was shortened to an average of 3.68 days, which was
lower than the standard of 3.72 days set in 1950 plans. As a result, costs
were lowered, income increased, and expenditures reduced.
One weak point in the quarter's operations was the frequency of accidents
and malfunctions. Altogether, 7,072 mishaps were reported, of which 46 percent
involved locomotive maintenance. This record is an indication that inspection
procedures and line-maintenance operations need to be improved.
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At a conference of bureau chiefs, held 20 - 25 April, the record for the
first quarter was reviewed and plans were drawn for the second quarter. It was
decided that the average number of cars to be loaded per day would be 9,680,
that the reloading rate for May 1950 would be 3.35 days, and that maintenance
would be improved.
PASSENGER SERVICE TO BE IMPROVED -- Shanghai Wen-hui Pao, 5 Apr 50
April has been designated by the Ministry of Railroads as national passen-
ger service improvement month. The various regional bureaus have been instructed
to give special attention during this month to improvements in equipment and
service that will result in greater safety, speed, and comfort for railroad
passengers. In Shanghai, a number of new trains will be added; 70 to 80 second-
class cars will be placed in service. Five first-class day coaches will be
converted to second-class sleepers.
Trains at terminals will be opened for boarding one hour before the time
of departure.
CH'U-CHIANG RR BRIDGE COMPLETED -- Canton Nan-fang Jih-pao, 6 May 50
The rebuilding of the railroad bridge at Ch'u-chiang (Shao-kuan) was
started in March 1950 and completed on 12 April 1950, when test runs were made
and it was found to be satisfactory. This 250-meter long bridge has eight
spans' and is the largest on the Canton-Hankow line.
Immediately following the liberation, in November 1949, the CCF Railroad
Engineer Corps built a temporary bridge which has been in service up to this
time,
RR CHANGE TO SUMMER SCHEDULES -- Canton Nan-fang Jih-pao, 25 Apr 50
Canton -- The Central Ministry of Railroads has decided to put a new sum-
mer schedule into effect on 25 April 1950 for trains throughout the country.
Accordingly, the Canton Railroad Bureau will operate on the new schedule gen-
erally, with the exception of the Canton -- Shen-ch'uan (Chinese section of the
Canton -- Chiu-lung) line and the Canton -- San-shui line which will remain as
heretofore. The new condensed timetable as below:
Train
Departure
Station
Time
No 10
Canton
1600
Through
Express
No 9
(East Sta)
Shanghai
0815
Through
Express
No 52
Canton
0820
Express
No 51
(East Sta)
Wu-ch'ang
0900
No 172
Canton
1820
Ordinary
(East Sta)
Arrival
Station Time Running Time
Shanghai fn-ot given7 62 hr
Canton not given? 62 hr
(East Sta)
Wu-ch'ang on 1954 35 hr, 34 min
following day
Wu-ch'ang on 1954
Wu-ch'ang on 1,045 40 hr, 25 min
second day
Canton on 1445
second day
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The running time for express trains between Canton and Shanghai has been
shortened by 5 hours. The running time between Canton and Wu-ch'ang has been
shortened by 6 hours for both express and ordinary trains. The saving in time
is attributed mainly to strengthened bridges which do not require as much slow-
down when crossing as before. Every effort will be made to maintain punctual-
ity in train movements. Improved third-class coaches on ordinary passenger
trains between Canton and Wu-ch'ang, will replace inferior coaches; and dining
cars and sleepers are to be attached to the extent of availability. These
trains will carry local passengers without baggage.
One through ordinary train each day has been added between Wu-ch'ang and
Nan-ch'ang, in both directions.
Peiping, 28 April -- The Ministry of Railroads has announced a reduction
of passenger fares in the South China area comparable to that of North China
beginning 1 May 1950. The present third-class passenger fare per kilometer
will be lowered from 135 yuan to 115 yuan, and when adjustments are made, the
fare from Shanghai to Canton will be reduced from 152,600 to 130,000 Yuan, and
the cost from Peiping to Shanghai will be cut from 145,100 to 138,000 yuan.
CANTON REDUCES BUS, BOAT FARES -- Hong Kong Hsing-tao Jih-pao, 25 Apr 50
Canton -- Due to lower operating costs and with the hope of stimulating
travel during slack periods, the passenger fares and freight charges on river
steamers and motor buses out of Canton are being substantially reduced. For
example, by steamer from Canton to the destinations indicated below, the fares
are:
Former Fares
New Fares
ir yuan)
in yuan)
Macao
150,000
120,000
Wu-thou
145,000
115,000
Ch'ing-yuan
60,000
48,ooo
Chung-shah
120,000
80,000
Shih-ch'iao to Ta-kang
20,000
15,000
Beginning 22 April 1.950, the bus fares from Canton were reduced by 25 per-
cent, and are now as follows:
Destination
New Fares (in yuan)
Hsin-t'ang
24,000
Tung-kuan
36,000
Hou-chieh
51,000
T'ai-p'ing
63,000
Huang-sung-kang
75,000
Hsin-ch'iao
81,000
Hsi-hsiang
86,000
Nan-t'ou, and Shen-ch'uan
90,000
Peiping -- Work has already been started by a body of troops under the di-
rectio# of the municipal Public Works Department on the construction of two
openings in the Peiping city wall on either side of the Hsi-chih-men to facili-
tate traffic to and from the Peiping-Suiyuan Railroad Station, Tsing-hua and
Yen-thing Universities, the Summer Palace, and other places of interest in the
Hsi Shan (Western Hills). It is expected that;iimprovements will be completed
within 2 months.
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CONFIDENTIAL.
To improve the shipping industry in North China, the Tientsin branch of the
China Merchants Steamship Company has begun scheduled shipping service between
Tientsin and Dairen. Ships are scheduled to leave Tientsin on the 1st, 11th,
and 21st, and from Dairen on the 6th, 16th, and 26th of each month. The first
ship on this scheduled service left Tientsin on 1 April.
Hankow, 5 May -- Upon recommendation of the Yangtze River Shipping Control
Bureau, the Central People's government has decided to take over control of the
pilot-service system for Yangtze River shipping which has been in operation for
the past 100 years. The government intends to revise the whole system and to
train pilots for adaptation to the new system. Service under the new system
will go into effect in May on the section between Hankow and I-ch'ang, and in
June on the Wu-sung to Hankow and I-ch'ang to Chungking sections.
Taihoku, 30 April -- The Taiwan provincial authorities announced today
that engineering work on the highway between Chureki, Shinchiku Hsien, and Toyo-
hara, Taichu Hsien, has already been started. The project, which was undertaken
to improve the communications network in the central part of the province, is
scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. An announcement was also
made that repair work on five major highway bridges has been started. Whether
or not the repair work on the Seira bridge was undertaken has not been con-
f i rmed.
Canton, 5 May -- The Canton Public Bus Control Bureau is converting 157 of
its busses to use charcoal gas instead of gasoline to cut down fuel costs. The
conversion is expected to be completed by the end of July 1950.
According to a responsible person in the Control Bureau, 17 busses have
already been converted, and the cost of fuel of each has been cut from 158,000
yuan to 118,000 per day.
Shanghai -- Today, an order of the Central Ministry of Posts and Telecom-
munications raising the status of the East China Postal Administration, in'
Shanghai, to the East China Branch of the General Postal Administration of the
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications went into effect. The same order ap-
pointed Jung Chien-sheng as Acting Commissioner, and Ch'en I-hsien as Acting
Deputy Commissioner of this branch office of the Administration.
The Shanghai Post Office has arranged for a shift of postal employees to
go on duty at 0100 each day so that mail for Shanghai arriving by train or
other means late the preceding day may be sorted and delivered before noon of
the following day. Deliveries may thus be hastened by as much as 12 hours.
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