The Highest Railways in the World

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The Qingzang railway, Qinghai–Xizang railway, or Qinghai–Tibet railway is a high-altitude railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. The total length of Qingzang railway is 1956 km. Construction of the 815 km section between Xining and Golmud was completed by 1984. The 1142 km section between Golmud and Lhasa was inaugurated on 1 July 2006 by president Hu Jintao: the first two passenger trains were "Qing 1" (Q1) from Golmud to Lhasa, and "Zang 2" (J2) from Lhasa.This railway is the first to connect China proper with the Tibet Autonomous Region, which, due to its altitude and terrain, is the last province-level entity in mainland China to have a conventional railway. Testing of the line and equipment started on 1 May 2006. Passenger trains run from Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xining and Lanzhou. 54 images after a break.......

The line includes the Tanggula Pass, which, at 5,072 m (16,640 feet) above sea level, is the world's highest rail track. The 1,338 m Fenghuoshan tunnel is the highest rail tunnel in the world at 4,905 m above sea level. It is known as the nearest door to the heaven. The 4,010-m Guanjiao tunnel is the longest tunnel from Xining to Golmod and the 3,345-m Yangbajing tunnel is the longest tunnel from Golmod to Lhasa. More than 960 km, or over 80% of the Golmud-Lhasa section, is at an altitude of more than 4,000 m. There are 675 bridges, totalling 159.88 km, and about 550 km of the railway is laid on permafrost. Text Via Link

The Largest Pair of Jeans Ever

Seamstresses in Peru decided to get to the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of jeans ever. The pair of jeans measures 141 feet tall and 98 feet wide and weighs in at 7.5 tons. The current record is held by the city of Medellin in Columbia. That pair was 114 feet tall and 82 feet wide. It sounds like they are just waiting for their record setting jeans to be accepted by Guinness. There wasn’t a Guinness representative present, but a notary who can send documentation to the group was. The pants will be recycled as backpacks for school children. [via DamnCoolPics] More images after a break.......

Mamtha Mohandas Photoshoot

Back in mollywood ,there are just a few popular heroines ,frankly no one ever really match and cop with the heat generated by kollywood or tollywood actress.But Impressive mamta has a word of her own.Both tollywood and kollywood badly wants her .She not only has a pretty face but she has an impressive record in singing too. Mamta Mohandas debuted in a Malayalam film Mayookham in 2005.Even though this Hariharan film didn’t attract many, everybody was watching the sensitive portrayal of Mamta. Her next film was with Mammooty’s Bus conductor in 2005.She crated some sort of controversy after the movie Lanka .Her Tamil debut film was Karu pazhaniappan directed film ,Sivappathigaram with Vishal Krishna.Then her stepped in Telgu industry through the film Yamadaonga in 2007 which was directed by SS Rajamouli. In the year 2009, she made a real comeback to Malayalam through a suspense thriller Passenger opposite to Dileep.And in Tamil through Guru En Aalu opposite to madhavan. bad news for malayalis ,mamta has established herself in Tollywood.Mamtha Mohandas cute photos.....12 More images after a break.......