All vehicles on the Tohoku Shinkansen derailed by the March earthquake were carried to the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center in Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture on the early morning of the 7th. In the future, full-scale accident verification will begin.
JR East started work to move the derailed Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen vehicle to the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Center in Rifu Town on the 3rd, and completed it before dawn on the 7th.
In the field surveys so far, when the derailment was made while driving, there was no trace of the wheels riding on the rails, so it is highly possible that the derailment occurred due to a large tremor immediately before or following the vehicle stopped. I know that.
In addition, the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen has metal fittings called deviation prevention guides attached to the sides of the wheels, but in this earthquake, some vehicles including car 6 did not get caught on the rails, and some derailed vehicles were confirmed. rice field.
Car No. 6 is stopped with all guides off the rails and is off by regarding 1 meter in the direction of the oncoming rails, and it is expected that the function of the deviation prevention guides will be verified in the future.
The Tohoku Shinkansen has been suspended between Sendai and Fukushima, and the entire line is scheduled to resume operation on the 14th.
