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The train in question is a Frecciarossa 1000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frecciarossa_1000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frecciarossa_1000 The Italians desig
by zhfanlqeo 9mo ago
The train in question is a Frecciarossa 1000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frecciarossa_1000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frecciarossa_1000
The Italians designed it but won't run it at more than 300km/h in Italy citing local infrastructure concerns. I guess that leaves other countries to find the edge cases. I'll be interested to find out how fast it was going during the crash.
- singingbard 9mo agoLooks like a Frecciarossa 1000 derailed in 2020 but it was due to a manufacturer defect in a track switch replaced the night before. The defect was not caught by the manufacturer or the system operator. It was due to two crossed wires in an assembly. I know a lot more engineering goes into these trains due to the higher stakes. Japan’s high speed rail hasn’t had a fatal accident in 60 years. I’m wondering what the cause of this will turn out to be.
- rurban 9mo agoActually the defect was detected by the operators, who installed it that night. They disabled the switch, but apparently this didn't reach the day shift.
- shiroiuma 9mo agoJapan's shinkansen system has never had a fatal accident, except for one incident in 1995 where someone got killed at a station because he was caught in a door as the train departed the station (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishima_Station_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishima_Station_incident). No one has ever died in a derailing, crash, etc.
- bouke 9mo agoAnsaldoBreda did also manufacture the Fyra trains for the short-lived high-speed trains here in The Netherlands. After three trains lost parts in the first month, it was banned from operations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyra
- kccqzy 9mo agoYeah but for this accident both trains were well below 300 km/h at the incident site. Around 210 km/h I think.