";s:4:"text";s:4163:"Has High-Speed Rail Been Derailed? TOKYO – In a blight on the bullet train’s track record of zero safety problems, a crack and an oil leak were found on a Japanese shinkansen that … The Tohuko Shinkansen bullet trains re-started operations only 49 days after the earthquake had caused this damage. Tokyo: A crack has been found in a Japanese "bullet train" that could have caused a derailment, officials said Wednesday, in the first-ever "serious incident" for the iconic mode of transport. TOKYO, Japan - A crack has been found in a Japanese "bullet train" that could have caused a derailment, officials said Wednesday, in the first-ever "serious incident" for the iconic mode of transport.
The project that was planned to start from Bandra-Kurla Complex run parallel to the Western Railway all the way to Ahmedabad will face problems as the MMRDA has refused to part with its land at Bandra-Kurla Complex. Thom Rumberger, a lawyer for the pro-train forces, asserted that the panel "was trying to make [the bullet train] as politically un-charming as possible." Four years after President Barack Obama declared high-speed rail a national priority, the financial hurdles seem higher than ever. China has the world's longest high-speed-rail network, more than the rest of the world combined.REUTERS/String China's bullet trains Rescuers carry out rescue operations after two carriages from a bullet train derailed and fell off a bridge in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, July 24, 2011. The Tohuko Shinkansen bullet trains re-started operations only 49 days after the earthquake had caused this damage. Most of the time this occurs at highway crossings unless maintenance crews keep on their toes. 9.0 Earthquake Not Enough to Derail Japan's High Speed Trains To say that the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that rocked Japan last week was devastating is an understatement. The driver of the train reveals startling details about the accident. A crack has been found in a Japanese 'bullet train' that could have caused a derailment in the first-ever 'serious incident' for the iconic mode of transport. The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線, pronounced [ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃seɴ], lit. Most certainly. India's first bullet train project planned between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has already been shown the red signal. Meanwhile, the system’s catenary avoided serious damage and breaks in the contact wires were rare.