Hachikō Line derailment
The Hachikō Line derailment (八高線列車脱線転覆事故 Hachikō-sen ressha dassen tenpuku jiko) was a major fatal railway accident which occurred on 25 February 1947 between Komagawa and Higashi-Hannō stations on the Hachikō Line in Japan. It was the worst railway accident to occur in Japan since World War II. JGR used the opportunity to obtain permission from the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers to replace all wooden passenger cars (approximately 3,000 were in use at the time) with steel-bodied cars within a few years.
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Hachikō Line derailment
The Hachikō Line derailment (八高線列車脱線転覆事故 Hachikō-sen ressha dassen tenpuku jiko) was a major fatal railway accident which occurred on 25 February 1947 between Komagawa and Higashi-Hannō stations on the Hachikō Line in Japan. It was the worst railway accident to occur in Japan since World War II. JGR used the opportunity to obtain permission from the Supreme Commander of Allied Powers to replace all wooden passenger cars (approximately 3,000 were in use at the time) with steel-bodied cars within a few years.
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Der Eisenbahnunfall von Hannō ...... Reisende wurden dabei getötet.
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L' accident ferroviaire de la ...... sur la ligne Hachikō au Japon.
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The Hachikō Line derailment (八 ...... odied cars within a few years.
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1947-02-25
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Hachikō Line derailment
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Der Eisenbahnunfall von Hannō ...... Reisende wurden dabei getötet.
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L' accident ferroviaire de la ...... sur la ligne Hachikō au Japon.
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The Hachikō Line derailment (八 ...... odied cars within a few years.
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Accident ferroviaire de la Ligne Hachikō
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Eisenbahnunfall von Hannō
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Hachikō Line derailment
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