Source: Global Network
[Global Network Comprehensive Report Reporter Zhao Youping] Taiwan United News Network reported that a fence entered the railway line during construction this morning (18th) during the construction of the Tainan section of the Taiwan Railway Bureau, causing a train to collide. This is the second accident caused by the construction of the Taiwan Railway Bureau within 8 days following the abnormal shaking of the up and down train when passing through the Taitung section on the 11th of this month. According to reports, Taiwan's "Minister of Transportation" Wang Guocai was furious today and demanded an investigation and severe punishment.
Taiwan United News Network report screenshot
According to United News Network, Liberty Times and other Taiwanese media reports, Taiwan Railway 3167 "Houli-Chaozhou" section train, and ran into the inclined fence when passing through the East Main Line of the "Tainan-Security Guard" at 11:38 am this morning. It turned out that it was because when the Taiwan Railway Bureau was constructing the Tainan section of the Taiwan Railway Bureau, the steel beam was shaking violently when hanging it, and it collided with the fence between the construction site and the track, causing the fence to tilt into the railway line. The 3167-time train passing through the brakes suddenly hit the train, and the train was slightly bruised, and no passengers were injured, but it affected the railway driving at 7 minutes later. According to reports, this is the second accident caused by the construction of the Taiwan Railway Bureau within 8 days.
An accident occurred during construction of the Tainan section of Taiwan Railway and the train ran into the fence. Photo from United News Network
According to a previous report by Taiwan's Central News Agency, the Taiwan Railway's "Singing Ri" tourist train shook abnormally when passing through the Taitung section on the 11th of this month. According to preliminary understanding, after the Taiwan Railway Administration completed the railway sleeper replacement project on the 11th, it did not use a road-blocking train but only used manual trains to smash the road. After that, the train passed. At that time, 18 trains passed smoothly, and the 19th was "Ringing Ring" but the train shook abnormally up and down. The Taiwan Transport Safety Council identified it as a major railway accident.
Uneven roadbed can be seen in the red circle. The picture is from United News Network
Wang Guocai (China Times News Network data photo)
"Minister of Transportation" Wang Guocai said on the 18th that the railway bureau has experienced consecutive construction problems in recent construction, and it has requested the "Road Administration Department" to conduct an investigation and severe punishment. In addition, relevant improvement measures have been discussed with the Director of the Railway Bureau Wu Shengyuan, requesting "immediate improvement" and requiring Wu Shengyuan to go south to deal with it immediately.
