Английская Википедия:Hachikō Line derailment
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The Шаблон:Nihongo was a major fatal railway accident which occurred on 25 February 1947 between Шаблон:STN and Шаблон:STN stations on the Hachikō Line in Japan. It was the worst railway accident to occur in Japan.[1]
A Japanese Government Railways (JGR) passenger train hauled by a Class C57 steam locomotive travelling in the "down" direction derailed on a sharp curve, and four cars rolled over into a field. 184 passengers were killed and 495 were injured.[1] It was later determined that the derailment had occurred due to a combination of excessive speed, and that the high casualty rate was due to the overcrowded wooden passenger cars, which were already worn out by overuse during the war.[2]
JGR used the opportunity to obtain permission from the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers to replace all wooden passenger cars (approximately 3,000 were in use at the time) with steel-bodied cars within a few years.[1][2]
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ja:日本の鉄道事故 (1949年以前)#八高線列車脱線転覆事故
