Isumi Railway Urged to Improve Track Maintenance after Derailment

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Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Transport Safety Board on Thursday urged Isumi Railway in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, to improve its track maintenance system after a derailment incident last year. The public-private, or third-sector, railway operator lacks facility maintenance skills, the safety board, affiliated with the transport ministry, said in an investigation report, instr…