Derailment on Keihin Kyuko in Yokosuka

[bikkuri bahn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNy5wuuVas

 

Heavy rains caused a landslide in a cutting, the front 3 cars were derailed by the debris.  11 persons, including the driver, were injured.  Apparently the line has yet to be cleared for normal operations.

[Kabutoni]

My girlfriend notified me of this happening this morning. She found it very 'un-Japanese' that something like this could have happened. Luckily the accident wasn't as bad as it could have been.

[bikkuri bahn]

Actually derailments are not rare in Japan, given the extent of track mileage, train frequency and the terrain, coupled with high precipitation, typhoons and the like.  Just a few weeks ago heavy rains may have resulted in the derailment of a freight train up here in Hokkaido, which severed rail transport between Honshu and Hokkaido for a few days.  This incident is getting big coverage as it is on a busy line in the Kanto area, and the fact that it has caused more delay than the typical disruption caused by high winds/signal problems/power supply failure/suicide etc.

[cteno4]

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20120926a7.html

 

jeff

[Guest ___]

I liked the exclamation mark in the animation, however I'm sure what the motorman was thinking most certainly included a few more !!!