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Yes, it's Xizang! | A shepherd boy's railway dream

Updated 20:34, 18-Nov-2025
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Sonam Wangdrak's childhood dream was to become a train driver. Through relentless determination, the shepherd boy from the grasslands of Lhorong County in Qamdo became the first driver on the Lhasa-Nyingchi route – Xizang Autonomous Region's first and the world's highest electrified railway.

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