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The Cause of the Freight Train Axle Breakage Accident Is Gradually Becoming Clear: Misconduct in Wheelset Assembly Work Was Unrelated to the Breakage

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On July 24, 2024, at Shin-Yamaguchi Station on the Sanyo Main Line, the leading axle of an inbound freight train (one electric locomotive and 23 container freight cars) derailed to the left, breaking the axle. The Japan Transport Safety Board has declared this a train derailment...
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The Cause of the Freight Train Axle Breakage Accident Is Gradually Becoming Clear: Misconduct in Wheelset Assembly Work Was Unrelated to the Breakage

On July 24, 2024, at Shin-Yamaguchi Station on the Sanyo Main Line, the leading axle of an inbound freight train (one electric locomotive and 23 container freight cars) derailed to the left, breaking the axle. The Japan Transport Safety Board has declared this a train derailment...

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toyokeizai.net broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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