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[quote user="blue streak 1"]Have a question that hoped some one would have answer. The tracks on the left appear to be of a lesser class than the 2 on the right. Did the train overturn on the "main " line or was it on the tracks to left. If on left could train have been routed incorrectly to those lesser tracks ?[/quote] I don't think it had anything to do with track quality. The train was to stop there. All is narrow gauge (cape gauge). Here are two interesting news articles: <a href="https://ibexnews24.com/2018/10/footage-shows-the-moment-taiwanese-passenger-train-derailing-at-high-speed-leaving-18-dead/">https://ibexnews24.com/2018/10/footage-shows-the-moment-taiwanese-passenger-train-derailing-at-high-speed-leaving-18-dead/</a> The article contains an ariel view of the accident cite and a note that the driver reported a to low air pressure 20 minutes before the accident. The Taiwan News article is disturbing: <a href="https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3558111">https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3558111</a> The TRA director confirmed that the driver disabled the Automatic Train Protection System (ATPS), in this cause presumably ETCS Level 1. Regards, Volker
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