On the topic there are plenty of materials and videos online on the Beijing-Lhasa Railway, especially the Qinghai-Tibet part [1].
Quite an achievement. Built on permafrost, pressurised trains, highest stretches at 5,000+m altitude.
With this extension, one day we maybe able to do Beijing-Kathmandu by train, straight through the Himalayas. And on to India? Mumbai-Beijing via Lhasa sounds like a hell of a train journey.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 4.5 ms ] threadQuite an achievement. Built on permafrost, pressurised trains, highest stretches at 5,000+m altitude.
With this extension, one day we maybe able to do Beijing-Kathmandu by train, straight through the Himalayas. And on to India? Mumbai-Beijing via Lhasa sounds like a hell of a train journey.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai%E2%80%93Tibet_railway