
Japanese bullet train driver leaves cockpit for toilet with vehicle running at 150km/h – South China Morning Post
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A driver of a Shinkansen bullet train left the cockpit to use the bathroom while the train was running at 150km/h (93mph) with some 160 passengers on board in central Japan, Central Japan Railway Co. said Thursday.The 36-year-old driver was out of the Hikari No 633 train’s cockpit for around three minutes after asking a conductor to take his place during his absence at around 8.15am on Sunday, with the train travelling between Atami station and Mishima station in Shizuoka Prefecture, said the…Read More
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