MTR report on Hong Kong high-speed rail link derailment points finger at track design failings

China Railway Highspeed Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail (David Han)

Source: David Han

MTR report on Hong Kong high-speed rail link derailment points finger at track design failings by consultants Ove Arup & Partners An investigation into a train derailment during testing of Hong Kong’s cross-border high-speed rail link has said a consultancy firm erred when calculating the lateral forces the track could sustain. Cheung Mo Ching reports.



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