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Title: japanese trains in the floods Post by: infoman on October 14, 2019, 18:43:08 Can't understand why Japan railways decided to park approx seven trains in a siding that became flooded.
Surely there must be some high ground that they could have parked them on,even if it was on the main line. Title: Re: japanese trains in the floods Post by: JayMac on October 14, 2019, 18:46:44 Perhaps the JR East crystal ball was faulty and didn't predict the depot flooding.
The thing with typhoons is you never quite know where the damage will occur. Oh and here's a link explaining what happened. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/13/national/ten-trains-used-hokuriku-shinkansen-line-sustain-damage-yard-flooded/ Title: Re: japanese trains in the floods Post by: Bmblbzzz on October 14, 2019, 19:30:53 Interesting link.
Title: Re: japanese trains in the floods Post by: onthecushions on October 14, 2019, 21:09:05 The same thing happened in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina. 46 modern streetcars and over 200 buses were under water, taking years to rectify. The buses could have been used for evacuation, saving both lives and vehicles. OTC This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |