China Star

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China Star (Simp. Chinese: 中华之星, aka DJJ2) is an indigenously designed high-speed train manufactured in China. It is a push-pull train developed from the DJJ1 "Blue Arrow" high speed train by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works. It consists of 2 locomotives and 9 passenger cars. The prototype rolled out in 2002. Designed with a top speed of 270km/h, it achieved a top speed of 321km/h on the newly built Qinshen Passenger Railway during a test run in late 2002, setting a record of Chinese train speed. However, owing to unknown reasons, the train has not been mass-manufactured yet. Only two prototypes have been produced. The train entered into passenger service in 2005 but were limited to a top speed of 160km/h. Since China has already chosen the CRH series trains for the sixth national railway speed acceleration, it seems that the fate of China Star is doomed (although there is rumor that the missing designation CRH4 is reserved for an indigenously designed high-speed train).