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NHK
2 days ago
- Automotive
- NHK
JR East: Power supply system malfunction likely caused E8 Shinkansen shutdown
East Japan Railway says it believes an hours-long stoppage of one of its newest Shinkansen trains was caused by a malfunction in the system that supplies electricity to the train, which caused its motors to shut down. During a test run on Tuesday, an E8 series Shinkansen train stopped between Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara stations in Tochigi Prefecture. As a result, services on the Tohoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Sendai had to be suspended for more than five hours. East Japan Railway found that the power supply failure may have disrupted the train's motor cooling function, which triggered the safety system designed to prevent overheating. Also on Tuesday, an E8 train that stopped at Koriyama Station in Fukushima Prefecture and another moving through Fukushima City experienced problems. Additionally, a malfunction occurred on a train that stopped at Oyama Station in Tochigi Prefecture. East Japan Railway says it has confirmed that all four E8 trains experienced power supply system problems. The company says there are no major differences between the systems that supply power in the E8 series and other Shinkansen series. It says the E8 series will remain out of service until the cause of the malfunction is determined.
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
The Platform Trap: Mallorca makes life miserable for the unsuspecting rail passenger
Other people's public transport is usually fun to unravel. So far this month I have variously been assured on some buses in Lithuania and Poland that I must get a ticket in advance; on others, I had to pay the driver. Some buses were cash only, others insisted on payment by card (or phone). Flying on from Warsaw to Palma, the driver of the airport bus into town needed €5 in cash – but at least she could sell tickets, unlike increasingly many airport bus services (Lodz in Poland, for example). But last Wednesday evening, I fell foul of the Kafkaesque ticketing trap devised by Mallorca 's otherwise excellent public transport network. The island's railway – a train line running north from Palma – has improved by leaps and bounds over the years. It is now a metro, with smart air-conditioned trains as frequently as every 10 minutes. But unlike any other such system I have seen, each platform is a stand-alone entity. You can access the platform only by an automatic gate, and – as I discovered to my discomfort – you cannot cross from one platform to the other without exiting the automatic gate. So what's wrong with that? Well, at a small station seven stops from central Palma, Pont d'Inca Nou, I bought a ticket at the entrance to platform 1 for a train that was departing from platform 2. When I say 'ticket', it was just a paper receipt with a QR code, which I duly scanned. The gates allowed me onto platform 1. Where, I wondered, was the bridge, subway or street-level walkway that would allow me to cross to platform 2 to catch the Palma train that was due to arrive in two minutes? Every railway I have ever used allows you to do that... except in Mallorca. But there is nothing to indicate the unusual arrangement. Indeed, I was able to buy a ticket to the island's capital from the wrong side of the station and go through the gates to a platform from which trains are travelling away from Palma. Whoever programmed the whole thing presumably knew they were dispatching unknowing passengers into a transportational black hole where the normal laws of travel physics cease to exist. No, you cannot retrace your steps because the machine has already checked you out of Pont d'Inca Nou. The only permitted journey is down to Palma, but you are trapped on a platform from which the only way is up. And yes, I did check out the fences: they are Iron Curtain grade. All I could do was catch the next northbound train – immediately placing me at risk of a penalty, because I was going in the opposite direction – and hope a more normal arrangement prevailed at the next stop. It did not. I was unable to cross to the southbound track without exiting through the gate, which was never going to let me through because my ticket was not valid. So I tailgated another passenger, and followed her over the pedestrian crossing that is unhelpfully located outside Stalag Platform 1, as I now knew it. As luck would have it, she had evidently overshot her station, and was heading for Platform 2. So I was able to tailgate her again (of which she was probably getting fed up). No ticket examiner appeared in the two minutes the train took to trundle to my original station, from where I was finally travelling legally. Should you have the good fortune to find yourself in Mallorca, please do not follow in my tailgating, ticket-bending footsteps. And to TIB, the public transport provider, I say: put up signs saying 'Abandon hope, all ye who enter here'. There is a serious point: an excellent way to cut traffic congestion in Mallorca is to encourage more rail use. But that will only happen if holidaymakers feel confident about using the trains.
SBS Australia
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
MiniPod: Ep 5 At the train station English on Repeat (Easy)
This lesson is designed for easy-level learners. In this episode, we practise saying the following phrases: When is the next train to the city? How can I get to 'Central' station? Does this train stop at 'Central' Station? I'll meet you on Platform 1 Explore the entire series English on Repeat by clicking here to listen! This episode is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts . Credits: Host: Shannon Williams Written by: Sonia Saraullo Graphic Design: Yudai Urushima Sound Design: Mickey Grossman Music Composition: Adam Hulbert Produced by: Josipa Kosanovic Program Manager: Janine Googan
BBC News
13-06-2025
- BBC News
c2c contactless overpayments to continue until 29 June
Train passengers have been warned they could be mistakenly overcharged for their journeys until late issue has been affecting people using contactless payments on some c2c services between Essex and refunds were being arranged for those who had been charged an additional £3 per trip, the train operator expected the situation to be resolved by 29 June. Only journeys to or from stations outside Zone 6 - and that started at either Fenchurch Street or Liverpool Street in London - have been affected. 'Extremely sorry' Transport for London (TfL) has been working with c2c to resolve the issue, which was first reported on first round of refund payments would be made over the weekend, c2c director Eleni Jordan said a "technical issue" was causing the overpayments."We are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused and appreciate our customers' understanding and patience," he said. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Passenger on Amtrak train stuck for hours near Fairfield shares experience
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Three trains were stuck for multiple hours Thursday night in the Fairfield-Westport area due to downed power lines. Passengers no longer stuck after multi-hour train suspension near Fairfield The trains were Metro-North and Amtrak trains. Passengers were stuck with the windows down, trying to get air into the hot compartments. Two hundred people were stuck on the Metro-North train and 400 were stuck on the Amtrak, which was headed from Boston to Philadelphia. Laura Lambert, a passenger on the Amtrak train, explained her experience. 'There's a woman having a panic attack very, very upset, crying,' Lambert said. 'There's a woman with a cat and worried about her cat not having water. A little child has been worried.' Passengers on two trains were all transferred either by another train or bus towards New York. Passengers on the Amtrak train were able to resume service. Watch the full video in the player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
