STORY: Faces of China: A train driver's dedication to 9,000 safe trips
SHOOTING TIME: Recent
DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:09
LOCATION: NANNING, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST: 
1. various of railway and Ouyang Shuguang driving the train
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): OUYANG SHUGUANG, Train driver, Nanning Locomotive Depot of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG ZEMIN, Ouyang Shuguang's colleague
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): OUYANG SHUGUANG, Train driver, Nanning Locomotive Depot of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI MIAOYING, Wife of Ouyang Shuguang
6. various of Ouyang Shuguang driving the train and railway 

STORYLINE:

Ouyang Shuguang has safely operated 9,000 trips since he served as a train driver after graduating from college in 1994.

Over the past 30 years, he has traversed over 3.6 mln km, equivalent to circling the Earth 90 times.

He became one of the first batch of high-speed train drivers in the region in 2013.

Over the years, Ouyang has kept honing his professional skills and mastered the driving operation of six different types of high-speed train models.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): OUYANG SHUGUANG, Train driver, Nanning Locomotive Depot of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.
"(I must) stay clear-headed and energetic at all times, ensuring that I always adhere to the standard operations. Ensuring safety and punctuality is my greatest responsibility."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG ZEMIN, Ouyang Shuguang's colleague
"He is a very meticulous man. Whether making preparations or during driving operations, he carefully manages every detail with great attention."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): OUYANG SHUGUANG, Train driver, Nanning Locomotive Depot of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.
"My new goal is to reach 10,000 safe trips."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI MIAOYING, Wife of Ouyang Shuguang
"When he's at work, I would not let anything at home bother him. I fully support him and want him to focus on driving each trip with peace of mind."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China.
(XHTV)