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News Wire: At least 18 dead in Taiwan derailment caught on video
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<p>[quote user="VOLKER LANDWEHR"]The TRA director confirmed that the driver disabled the Automatic Train Protection System (ATPS), in this cause presumably ETCS Level 1.[/quote]</p> <p>A today's article on bbc.com specifies the driver's actions. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45951475">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45951475</a></p> <p>Quote: <em>According to officials, the driver said he had switched off the speed control system after a failure slowed down the train earlier in the journey. </em></p> <p><em>"He should have turned the system back on at the next stop," court spokesman Huang Yong-sheng said according to Reuters news agency.</em></p> <p><em>"The defendant is highly suspected to have been negligent."</em></p> <p>Regards, Volker</p>
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