China's trains struggle to keep up

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REUTERS , ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2004,Page 12

Crates of car parts, truck tires, bags of fish meal and chemical containers are piling up at China's largest freight marshalling yard with no rail wagons to take them anywhere.

Development of the railway in the world's most populous nation has failed to keep pace with the roaring economy and what cargo space is available is going first to what helps fuel that economic growth -- coal.

"Power is running short. Coal is in urgent demand," said Xie Youqiao, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's main economic planning body.

"The satisfaction rate has dropped to 35 percent from about 60 percent last year."

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