Bullet train “doctors” work around the clock during holiday

During the just-concluded May Day holiday, 380 ground crew members at China Railway Kunming Group Company have worked day and night to ensure sound operation of the high-speed trains.

Like a doctor, they carefully checked and repaired 120 CRH2A and CRH380A bullet trains over the three-day weekend starting on April 29. 

"Since 2016, I have been on the night shift during most holidays," said Xi Jiakang, a 26-year-old ground mechanician. "The work is sort of monotonous at times but it is important. "Seeing the safe and fast operation of the trains, I feel relieved."

Those on the night shift worked from 20:00 pm to 8:00 am in the following morning. The mean age of the overhaul team stands at around 27. 

Source: Yunnan Daily; trans-editing by Wang Shixue