1. The capital would be used to finance the purchase of railway locomotive and cars and 21 railway projects.
2. None of the locomotive trains operating in China was made during the 71 years from 1881 until the first Chinese railway was completed in 1952.
3. It is also the biggest order coming from a local railway for a domestic locomotive manufacturer.
4. Construction and machinery shares soared in response to the reports, with China Railway Group and China South Locomotive jumping their 10 percent limits.