Cracks discovered under Shinkansen cars

Cracks discovered under Shinkansen cars

FUKUOKA, Japan - A part attached to the truck of a Shinkansen train bears a crack on a welded spot. West Japan Railway Co. said May 14 it discovered the cracks on the trucks of its 500 Series Nozomi bullet trains which run on the Tokaido Sanyo Line. The problem was detected at 37 locations.

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