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ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

Hi all,

I am doing a review of my WitP map, but I am having trouble finding information on the Chinese railway system. I found a map of Manchukuo on Wikipedia that seems to show two types of railway lines - presumably major and minor railways. What I cannot find is a similar map for China, indicating which railway lines in China (in 1941) would be considered "major" and which would be considered "minor". This is for my map, which classifies railway lines as "major" or "minor" according to their ability to carry large volumes of railway traffic.

So, is anyone aware of a map or maps, or other information available online, that provides this information? I do have maps that show the railway lines in China, but not divided into categories as in the linked map of Manchukuo. I would also be interested in any similar information for Japan and India. If anyone does know of any such information it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Andrew

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ORIGINAL: herwin
There were usually single-track and double-track railroads in most countries during the early 20th century. Dual track railroads had about three times the capacity of single-track railroads because they could run trains in both directions on each block. Those probably correspond to your two categories.

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ORIGINAL: Dutchgy2000

Maybe of limited use in this case, but for anyone interested, a nice overview of railway development in China can be found HERE

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ORIGINAL: treespider

Need me to go to the map library again? Remember the 1945 transportation maps of China....

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ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

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ORIGINAL: treespider

Need me to go to the map library again? Remember the 1945 transportation maps of China....

I can't remember whether they include different classes of railway line or not. I will take a look tonight.

Thanks,
Andrew

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ORIGINAL: herwin

quote:

ORIGINAL: Andrew Brown

Hi all,

I am doing a review of my WitP map, but I am having trouble finding information on the Chinese railway system. I found a map of Manchukuo on Wikipedia that seems to show two types of railway lines - presumably major and minor railways. What I cannot find is a similar map for China, indicating which railway lines in China (in 1941) would be considered "major" and which would be considered "minor". This is for my map, which classifies railway lines as "major" or "minor" according to their ability to carry large volumes of railway traffic.

So, is anyone aware of a map or maps, or other information available online, that provides this information? I do have maps that show the railway lines in China, but not divided into categories as in the linked map of Manchukuo. I would also be interested in any similar information for Japan and India. If anyone does know of any such information it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Andrew

There were usually single-track and double-track railroads in most countries during the early 20th century. Dual track railroads had about three times the capacity of single-track railroads because they could run trains in both directions on each block. Those probably correspond to your two categories.