bikkuri bahn Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Not an accident, thankfully, but JR East has been plagued with troubles this weekend and today: Cable and signal trouble: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110115p2a00m0na027000c.html Problem with COSMOS system leads to shutdown: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20110117-314963/Computer-glitch-halts-bullet-trains-in-Japan 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 More detailed news about today's problem: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110117p2a00m0na016000c.html Link to comment
gmat Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 From Japan Times: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110118a4.html Link to comment
gmat Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 From Japan Today, a little more info on the COSMOS failure: http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/jr-east-shinkansen-train-paralysis-linked-to-computer-work-overload Best wishes, Grant Link to comment
gmat Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 From today's Asahi Evening News with more information on the cause: http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201101190273.html Best wishes, Grant Link to comment
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