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Date: 2018/10/29
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)

Credit: Reuters / Tyrone Siu

The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said it has completed safety checks on all of its 18 Puyuma Express trains and found no defects that could impact the service’s safety.

The rail network began carrying out the safety checks following last Sunday’s derailment. TRA officials said each Puyuma Express underwent testing for faults in its running gear, transmission devices, pantograph apparatus, power systems, protection systems, connectors, high-voltage insulators, and auxiliary parts.

The findings will now be presented to a Cabinet task force investigating the Oct. 21 derailment in Yilan.    [FULL  STORY]