At 09:35 on 6 August 2026, a diesel-electric locomotive R102 at Shulin Yard of Taiwan Railway Corporation （hereinafter referred to as TRC）, coupled to Cars 7 and 8 of a Puyuma trainset, was pushing the cars into Track W10 to couple with Cars 1 through 6 of the same trainset stabled on that track. During the shunting movement, Cars 6 and 7 collided, resulting in damage to the couplers and the mounting brackets for the main-reservoir pipes on both cars. There were no casualties in this occurrence.

After receiving the notification, the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) dispatched 4 investigators to TRC to collect evidence and relevant information. The TTSB identified this event as a railway occurrence following the Transportation Occurrence Investigation Act. The Investigator-In-Charge was assigned and an investigation team was launched to conduct the investigation.

Further information and progress of the investigation for the case will be published on the TTSB website.

Eric Shen, Secretariat Office

Tel: +886-2-7727-6229

E-mail: ericshen@ttsb.gov.tw

Steven Wu, Director /Chief Investigator

Railway Occurrence Investigation Division

Tel: +886-2-7727-6260

E-mail: stevenwu@ttsb.gov.tw