Jun 25 (Japan Times) - A slug has been blamed for a power outage that halted dozens of trains and delayed 12,000 passengers in the Kyushu region, operator Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) has said.
Power failed on a couple of lines serving the area operated by JR Kyushu on May 30.
The company was forced to cancel 26 train services and delay others, causing chaos in a country known for the efficiency of its punctual transport systems.
Weeks after the power outage, JR Kyushu said they had found the culprit — a slug, which had made its way into an electrical power device installed near rail tracks.
“We tracked down the device responsible for the power failure. … We initially thought what was in there was a bug but it turned out to be a dead slug,†a company spokesman said.
Local media said the slug had been burned to death after short-circuiting the device.
Source: ANNnewsCH
