Glacier Express Derailment

[Fat Al]

This is really sad news, and the poor woman was probably on her trip of a lifetime. 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10744282

[Tecchan]

How ironic, I'm swiss and this was the japanese lady from the ryokan I'm staying tonight that told me the news...

 

I read thet the cause of the accident is not determined yet. It happened at a slow speed and the train was brand new.

[to2leo]

That's too bad, I took a local train (with open windows) several years ago and the terrain was not an easy one to handle.

[westfalen]

That's too bad, I took a local train (with open windows) several years ago and the terrain was not an easy one to handle.

 

I did the same thing in 2008, had a whole coach to myself most of the time. In a few spots I remember thinking to myself that it was a good thing the track and trains were well maintained because a derailment here would not be something I would like to be in.

[bikkuri bahn]

Preliminary finding: overspeed (driver error)

 

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20100731p2g00m0dm001000c.html