A Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) investigation of a major disruption in the power supply of Taiwan’s main rail line on February 28 that led to huge delays has found that human error may have been behind the problem.
Power on the TRA’s Western Line was interrupted Friday when a faulty pantograph – the device above the train used to collect electric current pulled down overhead power lines and several of the frames holding up the lines.
The disruption affected more than 60,000 passengers. (…)
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