Derailed Puyuma train reported power problems before accident: TRA

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/22
By: Lee Hsin-Yin 

Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) The driver of the derailed Puyuma express reported problems with the train’s power system several times before the accident on Sunday afternoon, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) confirmed Monday.

The driver had reported unusually low pressure from the air compressor, which controls the power system, said Lai Sui-chin (賴隨金), deputy head of the TRA’s Rolling Stock Department.

When the pressure is too low, power supply to the train can fluctuate, Lai explained, adding that such a malfunction is rare.

“The driver reported the problem many times as the train traveled between Toucheng and Jiaoxi stations,” Lai said, but added that the glitch should have been fixed because the train was serviced by technicians when it stopped at Yilan Station.    [FULL  STORY]