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I would be interested to know more about the derailing. The shinkansen network has automated quake protections that stop the trains when a quake is detected, wh

by ehnto 5y ago

I would be interested to know more about the derailing. The shinkansen network has automated quake protections that stop the trains when a quake is detected, while that's not a foolproof system, I am sure a derailment at full speed would be very different to this picture. Either it worked or the train was at a slower part of it's journey, perhaps even stopped.

lazide 5y ago
Shinkansen moves fast enough it's difficult to fully stop in time unless it gets a decent amount more warning. Probably slowed down enough it was pretty minor though.
foxyv 5y ago
It probably slowed down/stopped for the first quake before the 7.3 hit and derailed it?