Central Japan Railway Company

Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.

Toshiki Kunii

Kei Sakanoue

Yoshinori Minami

Nobuhisa Takada

A bogie lateral movement-limiting system capable of effectively restricting the lateral movement of a derailed bogie. The system comprises derailment prevention guards () laid along the inside of paired left and right rails, and a lateral movement-limiting device () installed on the lower part of the bogie (). The device () has a stopper () projecting downward at a position between the wheels of the bogie and slidingly contacts with the inner surfaces of the derailment prevention guards () in case of a derailment of bogie.

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Nagoya, Japan

Toshiki Kunii