Haizi Railway Network website history

In January 2000, the first version of this site was built, named: Mianyang Railway Passenger Transport Information Port. The free space and free second-level domain name of Tianhu.com are used. The website mainly publishes railway passenger transport information at Mianyang Station. In conjunction with the Spring Festival Transport of that year, the website releases dynamic information such as train times, train fares, and passenger transport regulations in real time. The interface of the website is very simple and rough. (The right side is a version of the first version that has not been officially used)

In May 2000, the second version was revised and used the free space of NetEase, and then transferred to the free space of Luzhou Information Port. The content of the website still focuses on the release of passenger transport information at Mianyang Station, and has added content such as "Railway Expo" and "Travel Knowledge". Due to the first experience, the second version redesigned the entire website and enriched the column content, but the number of visits was very low.

In September 2000, in order to welcome the third major increase in railway speed across the country, the third version of this site was produced, using 263 free space. Based on the original version, this version has greatly expanded the content of the website, adding content such as "Station and Train Style", "Railway Documentary", "Excellent Railway Tourism Train Routes", etc., and added a forum to make the website more interactive. Enhance. The website has formed a relatively complete website system with the theme of Mianyang Railway Passenger Transport Information, and has attracted widespread attention from netizens from all over the world. In the same month, I applied for an international domain name, finally giving the website its own "international house number."

In January 2001, the fourth revision was carried out and commercial space began to be used. The fourth edition added content such as "Train Photos", "High-Speed ??Time and Space" and "Qinghai-Tibet Railway", and opened its own forum system. In this edition, in response to the request of train fans, the "Train Lovers" column was created, introducing the content of "train culture" to the website for the first time, and taking a step forward in the future development direction of the website with the theme of train lovers and train culture. The first step.

In July 2001, the fifth revision was completed, and the website was separated into three channels: "Railway Passenger Transport Information", "Train Enthusiasts" and "Community Entertainment", and the content was also greatly improved. The website was enriched and replaced with a larger virtual host to increase the capacity of the website. (The fifth edition data is lost)

In February 2002, the sixth edition was revised. The website columns are further refined and divided into "Railway Passenger Transport Information", "Racing Fan Club", "Railway Expo", "Train Games", "Train Greeting Cards", etc.

In the sixth edition, a fan profile was created, which collected the photography works of 53 fans.

The first nationwide car fan event was held in Beijing on June 15-16, 2002. During the event, they visited the International Modern Railway Equipment Exhibition, the Eastern Suburban Circular Test Section of the Railway Science Research Institute, the China Railway Museum Exhibition Library under construction, the Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall, the Nankou Railway Electrification School, and the Transportation Equipment Museum of Northern Jiaotong University, and held Car fan forum.

On August 10, 2002, a fan event with the theme of "affectionate review of historical heroes - steam locomotives, and current rookies - electric locomotives looking forward to the century" was held in Datong. During the event, they visited the Datong Steam Locomotive Exhibition Hall and Datong Locomotive Factory, and held discussions with steam locomotive experts.

In September 2002, the seventh edition was launched. This revision changed the name of the website to "Haizi Railway Network", established the website purpose of "delivering railway information and promoting train culture", and became a website model with the theme of train enthusiasts and train culture, and the website content is more relevant to train fans. In addition, the registration management of the fan club has been strengthened, and the fan information is more detailed and complete.

On November 2, 2002, fans from all over the country, Japan and the United Kingdom once again met in Beijing to participate in the opening ceremony of the China Railway Museum. They were received by leaders of the Ministry of Railways, including Fu Zhihuan, Cai Qinghua and other Ministry of Railways leaders. Happy to take photos with the fans. After the ceremony, the "China Star" development experts gave a wonderful report to the fans. The director and party secretary of the Railway Museum held a symposium with fans.

In January 2003, the electronic online magazine "Train Fan" was launched. It has a train theme, and most of the contributions come from train fans. The publication is issued once a month, at the beginning of the month, and is distributed free of charge to certified members of the website.

From February to May 2003, the server was shut down by the space provider due to overload, and fees began to be charged

At the end of May 2003, it reopened and held "Childhood·Train·Dream" Essay collection activity

Between September and December 2004, the website was forced to close for some reason. Later, with the help of enthusiastic car fans, the server hosting location was changed.

In January 2005, the eighth version of Haizi Railway Network was officially opened. The new version adds new communication methods such as "Train Blog" based on the previous version.

In May 2006, some hardware and software of the server were upgraded, a larger hard drive was added, and the forum system was replaced, which significantly improved the access speed and stability.

On May 24, 2006, Beijing car fan anny started taking a train from Beijing. It took 59 hours and 58 minutes and traveled 4244 kilometers to arrive at Alashankou Station. For the first time, the website conducted live coverage of the entire event and enabled fan interaction, with nearly 50,000 clicks.

On July 1, 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was opened.

To celebrate this historic moment, the website organized a comprehensive online live broadcast event of "Three Trains and Four Places". Fans from all over the country sent real-time responses from Beijing, Chengdu, Xining, Lhasa and other places on the first train and along the first train. Pictures and text truly record the grand occasion at that time. During this event, domestic and foreign car fans paid great attention, with nearly 1 million clicks.

In September 2006, at the invitation of the National Railway Museum of UK, the person in charge of the Haizi Railway Network went to the UK for a nine-day working visit. During the visit, the two parties reached a consensus on cooperation projects such as the 2008 Beijing Theme Exhibition.

In October 2006, an online solicitation activity for Haizi Railway Network LOGO plans was held. During the event, *** received more than 70 applications from more than 30 car fans. After online voting and final evaluation, the plan jointly designed by car fans Df11-0128 and akira won and became the LOGO of this website.

In November 2006, the "My Railway Station (Blog)" system was officially launched. At this point, the website architecture based on forums, blogs and website integration has basically taken shape.

On February 9th and 10th, 2012, the Haizi Railway Network-Travel Fans’ 10th Anniversary-Into CSR was held at the Chengyang High-speed Train Production Base in Qingdao. More than 30 netizens of Haizi Railway Network and 10 specially invited netizens collected through Weibo walked into China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation Sifang Co., Ltd. and witnessed the birth process of domestic high-speed trains. This is the first time that a Chinese railway system enterprise has supported the development of Chinese train enthusiast culture. This is also the first time that China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation has opened its doors to promote Chinese railway culture. For this event, special topics were set up on Sina, Tencent, and NetEase to promote appointments for car fans. At the same time, the People's Railway News published a full page of the wonderful moments of this event. Yangzi Evening News reported this event in two pages.

On March 2, 2012, a large-scale free public welfare event "Tenth Anniversary of Car Fans - Meet at Xi'an Locomotive Depot" jointly organized by Xi'an Railway Bureau Xi'an Locomotive Depot and Haizi Railway Network was held in Xi'an. In order to further shorten the distance between the railway and the public and enhance the forum fans’ understanding of the railway, the activities include visits to the locomotive simulation cab, a visit to the locomotive maintenance yard, a visit to the locomotive maintenance depot, etc. About 20 netizens were selected to participate in this event. "People's Railway" published the news of this event

On March 23, 2012, the "10th Anniversary Series of Fans' Dates - Centenary" was planned by Haizi Railway Network and sponsored by Yangzi Evening News. "The Vicissitudes of Nanjing West" was launched at Zhonghuamen Station.

On October 11, 2012, the "Rail Fans' 10th Anniversary Series" - "Railway Vision" open class, sponsored by People's Railway News and co-organized by Haizi Railway Network, was held at China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation. Zhao Xiaogang, Chairman of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited, brought you the first lesson "The Present and Future of China's Trains".

On November 3, 2012, Haizi Railway Network and Beijing Railway Association jointly planned and organized the "10th Anniversary Series of Car Fans' Dating" Zhao Nina - "Extension Theory of a Beautiful Career" Railway Culture Open Class , ended in laughter and discussion. Teacher Zhao Nina was deeply moved by the enthusiasm of the students and netizens and their love and persistence for trains. Gain from each other and communicate with each other.

On December 3, 2012, the "2013 Car Fans' Appointment Series - Car Fans' Appointment in CSR" jointly planned and organized by Haizi Railway Network and China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited started again. Enter the activity startup phase.