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In response to the opening of the electrification of the South Loop Railway, Taiwan Railways changed its points on December 23. Puyuma and Push-Pull Ziqiang were placed on the South Loop line for the first time to carry passengers. Kaohsiung can be reached in 2 hours from Taitung. However, an anonymous employee asked “” Apple News “complained that after the point was changed, the Puyuma train departed from the north to Taitung via the southern loop line, and then immediately departed from Taitung to the The 11-hour roundabout carrying passengers could not be turned off for cooling. “The train will be overworked. Taiwan Railways said Puyuma has been used for more than 11 hours and there have been no adverse events.

The electrification of the “last mile” of the railway around the island and the electrification of the Nanhui Railway are nearing completion and open to traffic. Taiwan Railway will cooperate with the change on December 23. After the change, there will be 6 Puyuma vehicles and 4 Ziqiang push-pull vehicles for the first time. The southern circuit line works. In the future, it will be possible to get from Kaohsiung to Taitung in 2 hours by car and from Kaohsiung to Hualien in 4 hours. Driving time can be almost half an hour and the fastest way to get around the island is 9.5 hours.

However, an anonymous employee complained to “Apple” that 2 years had passed since the collapse of Puyuma and the Taiwan Railways still did not want to review it. On December 23 of this year, the point was changed. Between them, a Puyuma train was organized at noon every day. It departs from Shulin Marshalling Yard at 12:15, arrives at Nangang station at 1:14 pm and leaves for 127 passengers. It travels along the Western Main Line via the Nanhui Line and arrives at Taidong Terminal Station at 18:57. After 5 minutes, the original train will leave Taitung station again at 19:02 in 445 times, and will return to the Shulin Marshalling Yard around 23:21 before midnight.

Consider that this group of vehicles will continue to transport passengers on the route for 11 hours around the island. Even if the driver can change shifts in the middle, the vehicles cannot be turned off to cool down. If there are conditions midway through, they can just bite the bullet and keep driving, worrying about repeating the rollover accident.

In addition, he also said that the Lepuyuma will not have time to carry out comprehensive maintenance of environmental sanitation, especially during the National Day holiday on October 12, the toilets of the 373 train of the Taiwan Railways were closed because the water and fertilizer tanks They were full, causing the passengers to slow down. Urine, it can be inferred that the tank full of water and fertilizer from the Lepuyuma can often be placed on the future train 445.

Additionally, 445 trains are the last chance for people from the east to transfer to the last high-speed train in the north. If there are conditions in the west, 127 trips to Taitung Station will be delayed. The 445 trains will not be able to leave on time and the high-speed trains will not arrive on time. Stay in the east or north for more than one night and ask the Taiwan Railways to adjust their vehicle operating arrangements to prevent “overworked trains” from affecting safety.

Taiwan Railways responded that Puyuma has been in operation for 11 consecutive hours and there have been no adverse events. According to the “Locomotive and Rolling Stock Inspection Regulations” issued by the Ministry of Transportation, the regular maintenance period for locomotives is 3 days. After the change, the Puyuma went around the island to carry passengers and was safe in terms of performance.

In addition, the Taiwan Railway said that the public mentioned that the toilets of train 373 during the National Day holiday were full and closed. This was found to be a 12 diesel passenger car rating and 8 bathrooms, and Puyuma also 8 cars, so there are toilets in each compartment so passengers need not worry about a lack of available toilets. If there are any abnormalities, they can switch to other compartments.

Wu Changzhi, head of the cultural and advertising team of the Taiwan Railway Companies Union, said the train has a maintenance mechanism and the number of kilometers to be maintained at what level is specified. As long as the maintenance is in accordance with the regulations, there will be no problems. It will make “good use” within the allowed range.

According to the Taiwan Railway and Land Planning Association, the Puyuma roundabout train is considered a unique train and basically respects the vehicle dispatch needs of the Taiwan Railways. However, from a market perspective, the daily fare for this roundabout train may be good, but it may be on holidays. I can see that I can’t eat it, and whether I need to push it is questionable.

However, the society also pointed out that if the Puyuma is safe, the Taiwan railways maintenance manpower and parts procurement are enough to support it, then it respects the use of the Taiwan railways, but the problem is that Puyuma-related failures and system problems have not yet awaited the Taiwan railways. In detail, despite the uncertainties, there are still doubts about the programming of the car running for so long. From people’s perspective, I hope Taiwan Railways can give clearer explanations and assurances. (Li Zihui / Taipei Report)