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Date: 03/22/22 10:00
Shinkansen earthquake derailment - no injuries
Author: mile250

From Railway Gazette International online. This is the result of some careful engineering. 200 mph to 0 with no injuries. Their power system detects the high-frequency primary seismic waves, which arrive a few seconds before the lower frequency secondary waves that cause the swaying of ground and structures.

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Date: 03/23/22 11:30
Re: Shinkansen earthquake derailment - no injuries
Author: symph1

What are "anti-derailment guards"?

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Date: 03/23/22 13:07
Re: Shinkansen earthquake derailment - no injuries
Author: Lurch_in_ABQ

"Development of Device to Prevent Deviation of the Tokaido Shinkansen during an Earthquake"
https://www.jsme.or.jp/jsme/uploads/2016/11/awardn11-3.pdf

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Date: 03/24/22 11:22
Re: Shinkansen earthquake derailment - no injuries
Author: symph1

Fascinating. Thank you.

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