Professor Wang Mengshu of Beijing University of Communications (also know as Beijing Jiaotong University) is an academician of the Chinese Engineering Academy and top authority in railway system in China.
Hours after the 7/23 accident, where a bullet train was rammed behind by another bullet train at full speed, Wang claimed the driver error was possible cause, despite evidence pointed to a flawed signaling system. According to data log, the control room failed to notify the second train D301 that the first train D3115 was sitting on the track. Also according to data log, traffic signal at the area were showing green all the way. Also according to data log, ground based blocking system was not functioning at the time.
On the contrary, the driver of D301 stayed on his stand to the last second, and was stuck to death by the emergency brake handle. The driver, Mr. Pan, probably saved hundreds of people's life. Throwing a hero under the bus, just to sell more ill designed rail systems were nothing short of murder.
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