The right side of the tracks

Wang Jinda is an experienced bullet train driver. However, the 34-year-old stands out from his coworkers because he has experience of operating many different types of trains, such as diesel locomotives, electric locomotives and bullet trains.

"I am lucky to have experienced the leap forward in China's railway development and driven different types of trains," he said.

Wang, who has worked as a train driver since 2001 when he was 19, is following in a family tradition; his mother and grandfather both worked on the railway in Yunnan province in Southwest China.