S2·E3 – Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years Has Taught Us
2016-03-11 • 28 min
In March 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake severely damaged the railway infrastructure in the Tohoku area. See some of the advanced safety measures that railway operators have been developing since then, such as the "early earthquake warning system" to automatically stop the Shinkansen, the "seismic hazard simulator for a railway" that assess potential damage, and the support on hand for stranded commuters. Then, join avid rail-fan Miki Murai on the "Steam Locomotive Ginga", a shining symbol of the recovery effort.
Cast
Russell Totten
Self - Presenter
Ryo Takagi
Self - Professor, Kogakuin University
Miki Murai
Self - Assistant
Tiaki Wada
Self - Expert, Minamiriasu Line, Train Operation Section
Shunroku Yamamoto
Self - Expert, Dr. Eng. Laboratory Head
Yoshitaka Murono
Self - Expert, Dr. Eng. Director
Kyoichi Motomuro
Self - Expert, East Japan Railway Company
Kiyoshi Matsuoka
Self - Expert, East Japan Railway Company